On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:38 pm to 4:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-102 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 4-102 Date: June 9, 1971 Time: 4:38 pm - 4:48 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with William F. (“Billy”) Graham. [See Conversation No. 255-40A] ****************************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/13/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [004-102-w001] [Duration: 10m 40s] William F. (“Billy”) Graham's attendance at Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding William F. (“Billy”) Graham's Chicago crusade -Appearance of Yippies at crusade June 8, 1971 -Activities of Yippies -Laughing -Cursing -Reaction of crusade attendees -Press reaction -Chicago Daily News -“Jesus people” compared to “power people” -Yippies -President’s description of appearance -Fight with member of William F. (“Billy”) Graham's staff Thomas Walter Wilson [T.W.] -Compared to Yippies who arrived in Washington D.C. -Protests around United States -Protests at Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s concern -Possible violent reaction of crusade attendees -Similarity to event in Knoxville Tennessee -Crusade attendees -Possible use in 1972 election -Restraining protesters -President’s description -Yippies -President’s opinion -Cowardice -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s description -Altercation between crusade attendee and Yippie -Press coverage -Chicago newspapers -Agreement with William F. (“Billy”) Graham -President’s opinion -Comparison of Chicago press to New York Times -Attendance Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s schedule -Departure for wedding on June 11, 1971 -Return to Chicago June 12, 1971 after wedding -Ethel Waters -Guest of William F. (“Billy”) Graham -Pearl M. Bailey and Ethel Waters -Invited to wedding -Friends of President -Ethel Waters -President’s favorable opinion -William F. (“Billy”) Graham's conversation with Lucy A. Winchester -Ethel Waters -Health -Mobility -Participation in Chicago crusade -Arrangements for assistance at wedding -Military escort William F. (“Billy”) Graham's Chicago crusade -Length of stay in Chicago -May 31-June 9, 1971 -Interest and crowds Turning of American youth attitudes -President’s June 5, 1971 trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma -President’s May 25, 1971 trip to Alabama -President’s re-election Presbyterian Church -Contribution to Angela Y. Davis defense fund -Rescinded by Presbyterian General Assembly -Address by unknown Jewish woman -First to address Presbyterian General Assembly -Escape from Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Persecution in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Reaction of Presbyterian General Assembly -Conservatism of remaining conference -President’s previous conversation with William F. (“Billy”) Graham -[first name unknown] Osler book -President’s reaction Opinion Research Corporation [ORC] poll -Taken after President’s June 1 1971 press conference -Arrest of May Day demonstrators -President’s reaction -President’s opinion of press coverage -Wording of poll question -High levels of public support for President -Public support for rougher handling of demonstrators -Public opinion New York City -Quotation in June 9, 1971 New York Times article -Public opinion of New York City -Desire of some residents to leave -John V. Lindsay -President’s opinion -Strike by sewer workers -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s opinion -Conditions as result of political liberalism -Difficulties -President’s opinion -Media -TV networks -Potential move to Chicago President's June 1, 1971 press conference -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s reaction -Reaction of press -President's meeting with National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC] executives -June 8, 1971 -Tone of meeting -Media bias -President’s opinion -Reaction of executives The press and media -Walter L. Cronkite Jr. -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s observation -Difficulty speaking -Due to guilt over criticism of President -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s opinion -Objectivity -Potential public reaction -President’s opinion -Liberal writers for program -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s opinion -Jewish -Jews -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s opinion -Synagogue of Satan -Jews in Israel -Synagogue of Satan -Pornography -Left-wingers -Control of US media President's June 1, 1971 press conference -President’s treatment of press -William S. White's opinion -Friend of Lyndon. B. Johnson -Columnist The President conferred with Henry A. Kissinger at an unknown time. Greetings [End of conferral] President’s June 1, 1971 press conference -President’s treatment of press -William S. White’s opinion -Letter to President -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s opinion -Potential attacks from President on press -Attacks on news media The press -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s opinion -Spiro T. Agnew -Comments about news media -Harshness of comments on other subjects -William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s previous remarks William F. (“Billy”) Graham’s attendance at Tricia Nixon Cox’s wedding June 12, 1971 ****************************************************************************** The President conferred with Henry A. Kissinger at an unknown time.
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