President Nixon initiated a request to speak with Reverend Billy Graham via the White House operator. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the prominent evangelist. The conversation successfully concluded with the operator confirming the initiation of the call to Dr. Graham.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-39 Date: January 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 313-20] Request for a call to the Rev. William F. (“Billy”) Graham
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