Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-039
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham
Monday, January 10, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a request to speak with Reverend Billy Graham via the White House operator. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the prominent evangelist. The conversation successfully concluded with the operator confirming the initiation of the call to Dr. Graham.
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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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-39
Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 313-20]
Request for a call to the Rev. William F. (“Billy”) GrahamAlso recorded on January 10, 1972
- 313-017 3:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 313-018 3:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-019 3:25 PM · 3 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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-020 3:25 PM · 7 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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 018-040 3:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 3:42 pm.
- 313-021 3:31 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 5:11 pm.
- 018-041 3:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:42 pm.
- 018-042 3:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-039, 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/018-039 (accessed October 24, 2026).