Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-033
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham
Monday, January 10, 1972 · 1:42 PM–2:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 30 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a follow-up telephone call to the Reverend Billy Graham, who had reached out to the President the previous day. Upon learning that Graham had checked out of his current location, Nixon provided instructions to the operator regarding his own availability. The President authorized the operator to contact him between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. to reconnect with Graham once his whereabouts were confirmed.
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NARA Description
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-33
Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 313-5]
Availability of the Rev. William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-President’s locationAlso recorded on January 10, 1972
- 313-001 1:34 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 313-002 1:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 313-003 1:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 018-032 1:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:42 pm.
- 018-034 1:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 313-004 1:42 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:42 pm.
- 313-005 1:42 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 313-006 1:42 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-033, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-033 (accessed September 29, 2026).