President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Dr. Billy Graham. The conversation served solely as a functional bridge to facilitate communication between the President and the prominent evangelist. No further discussion or substantive policy deliberations occurred during this brief exchange.
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 4-100 Date: June 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 255-39] Asked to speak with William F. (“Billy”) Graham
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