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 · 16 min
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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Position in tape: 03:19:53 – 03:35:24
part B, 1:19:59
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 [See Conversation No. 26-16; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation.]
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Also recorded on June 27, 1972
- 026-015 2:36 PM · 6 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 · 14 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.
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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 November 14, 2026).