Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-133

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 3:45 PM–3:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-133 on Tape 44StartTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:45 PMEndTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:46 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-133 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Dick Cook while inquiring about the current whereabouts of Billy Graham. The operator confirmed that Graham was traveling between locations, including Montreat and Pittsburgh, and assured the President that Graham was aware of the White House's attempts to reach him. This brief exchange highlights Nixon’s efforts to coordinate communications with key political and religious contacts.

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Dick Cook, please.
And Mr. Reverend Billy Graham is en route back to Montreat, so I left for it.
I've tried him all the time, and he's been going to Montreat, Pittsburgh, or someplace.
I know.
Maybe we'll catch him.
He knows that we're trying to reach him, doesn't he?
Yes, he does.
All right.
Okay, sir.

NARA Description

On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-133 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-133

Date: April 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[See also Conversation No. 426-39]

       Call to Richard K. Cook

       William F. (“Billy”) Graham's location

Also recorded on April 10, 1973

  • 426-038 3:34 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:45 pm.
  • 044-134 3:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
  • 426-039 3:45 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
  • 044-135 3:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard K. Cook talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 426-040 3:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard K. Cook met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:46 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 044-136 3:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 426-041 3:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 892-015 3:54 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-133, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-133 (accessed October 5, 2026).