Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-030

Haldeman phone call on Billy Graham and Religious relations

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 10:52 PM–11:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation024-030 on Tape 24 (tape position 00:37:27–00:37:35)StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 10:52 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 11:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-030 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman contacts the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to evangelist Billy Graham. The primary purpose of the brief interaction is to initiate communication with Graham on behalf of the administration. No further substantive discussion occurs during this exchange beyond the request to place the call.

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Mr. President.
Mrs. Haldeman, Billy Graham, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-30

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 336-69Q]

     Request for a call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 024-028 10:47 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 10:47 pm to 10:48 pm.
  • 024-029 10:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward R. F. Cox talked on the telephone from 10:49 pm to 10:52 pm.
  • 024-031 10:52 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-032 10:52 PM · 20 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-033 10:52 PM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-034 10:52 PM · 4 min — Charles W. Colson and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-035 10:52 PM · 53 sec — Charles W. Colson and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
  • 024-036 10:52 PM · 23 sec — Lawrence M. Higby and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-030, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-030 (accessed October 9, 2026).