Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-142

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 9:50 AM–10:00 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-142 on Tape 44StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 9:50 AMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-142 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to evangelist Billy Graham. The exchange serves as a brief administrative interaction to facilitate communication between the President and his advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief operator request.

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Dr. Billy Graham, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-142 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-142

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 10:00 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 893-4]

       Call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham

Also recorded on April 11, 1973

  • 893-001 9:40 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:42 am.
  • 893-002 9:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 9:50 am.
  • 893-003 9:50 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am.
  • 893-004 9:50 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am.
  • 044-143 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:08 am.
  • 893-005 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 893-006 10:11 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:11 am to 10:59 am.
  • 893-007 10:59 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-142, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-142 (accessed October 5, 2026).