Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 529 › Conversation 529-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Billy Graham

Sunday, June 27, 1971 · 8:11 PM–8:13 PM ET · Oval Office ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation529-012 onTape 529 (tape position 00:37:31–00:37:46)StartSunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:11 PMEndSunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 529-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate a communication regarding Billy Graham. The discussion centered on Graham's scheduled appearance in San Francisco. The interaction served as a logistical step to coordinate the President's engagement with the evangelist.

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Tommy Billy Graham plays in San Francisco.

NARA Description

On June 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 529-012

Date: June 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 5-162]

Also recorded on June 28, 1971

  • 529-009 8:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:02 pm to 8:05 pm.
  • 529-010 8:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:06 pm to 8:11 pm.
  • 529-011 8:11 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 529-013 8:11 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:14 pm.
  • 529-014 8:18 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Mark Andrews met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:18 pm to 9:14 pm.
  • 063-002 9:12 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy, including Hendrick S. Houthakker, Herbert Stein, James D. Hodgson, John B. Connally, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 10:54 am.
  • 529-015 9:12 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 9:21 am.
  • 529-016 9:21 AM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:21 am to 10:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 529-012, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).