Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 489 › Conversation 489-029

Nixon & Graham on Religion and Conservative politics

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 8:30 PM–8:51 PM ET · Oval Office ·28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Graham, BettyConversation489-029 onTape 489 (tape position 05:38:03–05:38:48)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:30 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:51 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 489-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Betty Graham to dictate a memorandum focused on managing the administration's outreach to various religious factions. The President sought to balance engagement between conservative religious leaders and liberal groups, acknowledging the challenges of maintaining support across the ideological spectrum. This directive aimed to formalize a strategy for consistent White House communication and service to these disparate religious communities.

Religion
Conservative politics
Liberal politics
White House outreach
Public relations

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I know the grave that Dr. Harold Brown and his dear intellectual religious leader on the conservative side of the White House service.

I'd like to see if it is to extend to the conservative leaders and the liberals who, regardless of what moves we make,

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Betty Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 489-29

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum for Betty Graham.

          -Religion
                -Conservatives
                -White House service
                -Liberals

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489-031 8:30 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 489-029, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-029 (accessed September 18, 2026).