Conversation 040-018

TapeTape 40StartMonday, June 11, 1973 at 9:00 PMEndMonday, June 11, 1973 at 9:05 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Reverend Billy Graham. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of communication between the President and the prominent evangelist, who frequently served as a spiritual advisor to the administration. No further dialogue was recorded on this segment of the tape.

Billy GrahamPresidential communicationWhite House operationsReligion and politics

Audio

NARA Description

On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-18

Date: June 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:00 pm and 9:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -William F. (“Billy”) Graham

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Operator.

Try Dr. Billy Graham, please.

Yes, sir.

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