Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 5 › Conversation 005-162

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Sunday, June 27, 1971 · 7:44 PM–8:13 PM ET · White House Telephone ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation005-162 onTape 5 (tape position 04:52:17–04:52:26)StartSunday, June 27, 1971 at 7:44 PMEndSunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-162 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a long-distance call to Reverend Billy Graham in San Francisco. This administrative exchange facilitates direct communication between the President and his advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this brief connection.

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Dr. Billy Graham, please, in San Francisco.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-162 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-162

Date: June 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 529-12]

     Call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham

Also recorded on June 27, 1971

  • 005-159 7:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:11 pm.
  • 005-160 7:11 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:11 pm.
  • 005-161 7:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:11 pm and 7:44 pm.
  • 005-163 7:44 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 529-005 7:44 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 529-006 7:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 529-007 7:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.
  • 529-008 7:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-162, June 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/005-162 (accessed September 18, 2026).