Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-016
Nixon phone call with Graham on Baseball trivia
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 3:11 PM–3:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Reverend Billy Graham engaged in a telephone conversation primarily focused on personal rapport and mutual support. The dialogue included casual exchanges regarding baseball trivia, specifically concerning pitcher Jim Konstanty, before transitioning to a discussion centered on Graham’s ongoing political and personal backing of the President. The conversation served to reaffirm the alliance between the two figures during a period of significant political stress.
- Billy Graham
- Richard Nixon
- Presidential support
- Baseball trivia
- Personal correspondence
Audio
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Position in tape: 00:15:02 – 00:35:53
part A, 15:13
NARA Description
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-16
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: 3:11-3:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with William F. (“Billy”) Graham.
[See Conversation No. 344-30]
Graham’s location
Support for the President
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Also recorded on June 27, 1972
- 026-015 2:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 344-027 2:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 344-030 3:11 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 344-031 3:32 PM · 14 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 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 344-032 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 344-033 3:35 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:40 pm.
- 026-017 3:40 PM · 36 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 026-018 3:40 PM · 32 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-016, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646367488). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-016 (accessed November 1, 2026).