Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 893 › Conversation 893-004

Nixon & Graham on Oval Office and Personal correspondence

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 9:50 AM–10:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Graham, William F. ("Billy")Conversation893-004 on Tape 893StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 9:50 AMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 893-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting with evangelist Billy Graham in the Oval Office. The two engaged in a short discussion regarding personal and pastoral matters following a brief connection facilitated by the White House operator. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 893-4

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 10:00 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 44-142]

Also recorded on April 11, 1973

  • 893-001 9:40 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:42 am.
  • 893-002 9:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 9:50 am.
  • 044-142 9:50 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am.
  • 893-003 9:50 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am.
  • 044-143 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:08 am.
  • 893-005 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 893-006 10:11 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:11 am to 10:59 am.
  • 893-007 10:59 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 893-004, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/893-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).