Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-138

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 4:45 PM–5:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-138 on Tape 44StartTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 4:45 PMEndTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 5:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-138 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated with a White House operator to determine the current whereabouts and availability of Reverend Billy Graham. The discussion focused on establishing a specific time to reach Graham for a phone call, ultimately settling on 6:00 p.m. No major policy decisions were made during this brief administrative exchange.

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Hello?
Yes, they thought he was going to be in there.
It looks more like 6 o'clock.
May I leave word again?
All right.
6 is fine.
Okay, fine.

NARA Description

On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 5:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-138 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-138

Date: April 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:45 pm and 5:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

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

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  • 426-044 5:00 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-138, 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/044-138 (accessed October 5, 2026).