Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-112
Haldeman phone call on Billy Graham and Telephone logs
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 7:57 PM–7:59 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman contacts the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to evangelist William F. “Billy” Graham. This brief administrative interaction serves as the logistical arrangement to connect the Nixon administration with the prominent religious leader. No further substantive developments or policy discussions are recorded in this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-112 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-112
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:57 pm and 7:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 339-4C]
Request for a call to William F. (“Billy”) GrahamAlso recorded on May 15, 1972
- 024-107 7:37 PM · 3 min — the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 024-108 7:42 PM · 39 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-109 7:42 PM · 6 min — the White House operator, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and W. Mark Felt talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-110 7:42 PM · 48 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Joan Hall talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-111 7:42 PM · 25 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Kenneth W. Clawson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 339-004 7:42 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Kenneth W. Clawson, Richard G. Kleindienst, John B. Connally, and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:10 pm.
- 024-113 7:57 PM · 1 min — Richard G. Kleindienst and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:59 pm.
- 024-114 7:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-112, May 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-112 (accessed October 9, 2026).