Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-158
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham and Communication
Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 3:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to evangelist William F. “Billy” Graham. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to establish direct contact with Graham for undisclosed purposes. No further discussion occurs beyond the request for the operator to connect the President.
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-158 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-158
Date: April 16, 1972
Time: 3:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to William F. (“Billy”) GrahamAlso recorded on April 16, 1972
- 022-152 2:25 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:25 pm to 2:29 pm.
- 022-153 2:35 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 2:35 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 022-154 2:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:19 pm.
- 022-155 3:19 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:19 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 022-156 3:27 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 022-157 3:29 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 022-159 3:35 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 022-160 3:57 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 4:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-158, April 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-158 (accessed October 12, 2026).