Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-040
Nixon phone call with Graham on Diplomatic relations
Monday, January 10, 1972 · 3:31 PM–3:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Reverend Billy Graham spoke to discuss the success of First Lady Pat Nixon’s recent diplomatic trip to Africa, specifically her reception in Liberia. The two reflected on the positive impact of the visit and coordinated efforts to host Liberian President William R. Tolbert, Jr. during his upcoming attendance at the National Prayer Breakfast. Nixon noted that he would likely host a formal dinner for Tolbert to reciprocate the hospitality extended to the First Lady.
- Pat Nixon
- Diplomatic relations
- William R. Tolbert Jr.
- National Prayer Breakfast
- Liberia
- Billy Graham
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NARA Description
On January 10, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-40
Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 3:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with William F. (“Billy”) Graham.
[See Conversation No. 313-21A]
Graham's location
-Virgin Islands
Graham's message to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
The President's birthday
Mrs. Nixon's trip to Africa
-Graham's visit
President William R. Tolbert, Jr. of Liberia
-Schedule
-Prayer breakfast
-Possible dinnerAlso recorded on January 10, 1972
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- 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.
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- 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.
- 018-043 3:42 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-040, 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/018-040 (accessed September 29, 2026).