Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 045-042
Date: Monday, April 30, 1973 at 10:20 PM
Participants: White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Graham, William F. ("Billy")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-042

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[0:00] The president?
[0:01] Yeah.
[0:01] The president.
[0:03] Reverend Billy Graham is calling you.
[0:05] No, no.
[0:06] No.
[0:06] Operator.
[0:07] Yes, sir.
[0:08] Mr. Harleman just told me that you've been instructed not to put calls through.
[0:12] No, I haven't heard any member of the cabinet except Weinberger and the others put all calls through to me directly right now.
[0:21] Do you understand that?
[0:22] Yes, I do, sir.
[0:22] We have been instructed not to.
[0:25] Who instructed you not to?
[0:27] Mr. Curly gave us different people to call.
[0:31] No.
[0:31] All right.
[0:32] Any calls that come in to me, you know,
[0:35] Not available.
[0:36] Put them to... First, Ms. Woods will screen them.
[0:41] All right.
[0:42] Put them to her.
[0:42] All right.
[0:43] But honey, any calls from cabinet members are to me directly.
[0:47] You understand?
[0:48] Yes, I do, sir.
[0:49] All right.
[0:50] And you don't want to talk to Mr. Graham now.
[0:53] Oh, I'll talk to him.
[0:54] All right.
[0:54] Sure, sure, sure, sure.
[0:59] Hello?