Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-105

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Sunday, April 8, 1973 · 7:37 PM–8:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-105 on Tape 44StartSunday, April 8, 1973 at 7:37 PMEndSunday, April 8, 1973 at 8:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-105 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructs the White House operator to place a telephone call to evangelist Billy Graham. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for the President to initiate contact with his prominent religious advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this exchange beyond the request to facilitate the connection.

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Dr. Billy Graham, I think, called me.
If you could get in, please.
Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On April 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-105 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-105

Date: April 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:37 pm and 8:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham

Also recorded on April 9, 1973

  • 044-162 7:27 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 044-163 7:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 044-103 7:33 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:33 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 044-104 7:37 PM · 35 sec — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:14 pm.
  • 044-106 8:14 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:14 pm.
  • 891-001 9:47 AM · 1 hr 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:47 am to 11:49 am.
  • 891-011 11:49 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 3:01 pm.
  • 044-107 12:01 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-105, April 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-105 (accessed October 5, 2026).