Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-030
Nixon & Graham on Media relations and Trade quotas
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 3:11 PM–3:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Reverend Billy Graham to exchange pleasantries following Graham's recent travels. The discussion touched upon media influence at the local level and included a brief, ambiguous administrative directive regarding trade quotas and diplomatic gestures. No major policy decisions were reached, as the meeting served primarily as a personal check-in between the two.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 344-30 Date: June 27, 1972 Time: 3:11-3:32 pm. Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with William F. (“Billy”) Graham. [See Conversation No. 26-16; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation.]
Also recorded on June 27, 1972
- 026-015 2:36 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 344-027 2:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 026-016 3:11 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 344-031 3:32 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 344-032 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 344-033 3:35 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:40 pm.
- 026-017 3:40 PM · 36 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 026-018 3:40 PM · 32 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 344-030, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/344-030 (accessed September 30, 2026).