Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-019

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Monday, June 11, 1973 · 9:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation040-019 on Tape 40StartMonday, June 11, 1973 at 9:05 PMEndMonday, June 11, 1973 at 9:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received a brief status update from the White House operator regarding the travel itinerary of Reverend Billy Graham. The operator informed the President that Graham was currently en route to Los Angeles and could not be reached that evening. Nixon acknowledged the information and decided to postpone his attempt to contact the Reverend until the following day.

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Hello?
Mr. President, Reverend Graham is en route to California.
Tomorrow he can be reached in Los Angeles, but tonight we're unable to reach him.
I'll call him tomorrow, thank you.
All right.

NARA Description

On June 11, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-19

Date: June 11, 1973
Time: 9:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s location
           -Travel to Los Angeles

Also recorded on June 12, 1973

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  • 040-016 8:50 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:50 pm.
  • 040-017 8:56 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 9:00 pm.
  • 040-018 9:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 040-020 9:07 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:23 pm.
  • 040-021 8:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:44 am.
  • 937-001 8:30 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 8:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-019, June 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).