Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-133

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 8:21 PM–10:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-133 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 8:21 PMEndTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 10:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-133 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194975 ↗

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NARA Description

On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:21 pm and 10:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-133 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-133

Date: February 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:21 pm and 10:00 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 43-130 (cont’d)

Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Unsuccessful attempt to reach William F. (“Billy”) Graham

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Mr. President, on the call to Reverend Billy Graham, I found that he's in Atlanta, Georgia, in the hotel there, but he doesn't answer in his room.
Do you want me to leave word?
No, I'll try him tomorrow, thank you.
All right.

Also recorded on February 20, 1973

  • 411-021 6:10 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 043-125 7:21 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 043-126 7:22 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:30 pm.
  • 043-127 7:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:30 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 043-128 7:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:43 pm.
  • 043-129 7:43 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
  • 043-130 7:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:54 pm.
  • 043-131 7:54 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:54 pm and 8:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-133, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194975). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-133 (accessed November 15, 2026).