Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-088
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham
Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 9:57 PM–10:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a follow-up telephone call to Reverend Billy Graham. The President expressed a desire to reach Graham but explicitly requested that the operator avoid disturbing him if he were out to dinner. This brief exchange served as an administrative directive to re-establish contact after a previous unsuccessful attempt.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-088 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-88
Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:57 pm and 10:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-William F. (“Billy”) GrahamAlso recorded on June 14, 1973
- 040-086 9:41 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:41 pm to 9:53 pm.
- 040-087 9:54 PM · 4 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:54 pm to 9:57 pm.
- 040-089 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:01 pm.
- 040-090 10:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:01 pm to 10:03 pm.
- 040-091 10:10 PM · 37 sec — Charles W. Colson and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:10 pm to 10:11 pm.
- 040-092 10:12 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:12 pm to 10:13 pm.
- 040-093 10:14 PM · 7 min — Louis Harris and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:14 pm to 10:26 pm.
- 040-094 10:26 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:26 pm and 10:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-088, June 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-088 (accessed October 12, 2026).