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On April 6, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 5:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-025 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with Billy Graham. Graham's schedule - Travel -1973 Inauguration - Lyndon B. Johnson's funeral - Vacation - California Prisoners of War [POWs] return - National mood - Graham's view - The President's role - Franklin Graham Israel - Shooting down of passenger airplane - The President's view - Munich Olympic Games - Killings of Israeli athletes - Golda Meir - The President's view - Compensation - Anwar el- Sadat - Effect - Meir's visit to Washington DC - The President's view - Effect - Jewish attacks on evangelism - Israel - US Jews - Article in Atlantic Constitution - Rabbi Mark Tannenbaum - Antisemitism - The President's view POWs return - Reaction of nation - Heroes - Support for the President Mark O. Hatfield's comments at Prayer Breakfast - Graham's letter - Graham's view - George S. McGovern - Graham's comments to Douglas Coe - Harold E. Hughes - Action at John C. Stennis prayer service Hughes and Hatfield - Position on Vietnam War - Inflexibility Graham's health White House Head of State dinner - Meir - Graham's possible attendance - Rose Mary Woods - Shootdown of passenger airplane Tannenbaum - Antisemitism - New York Times - Graham - Support for the President - Prayer at Republican Convention Antisemitism in world - The President's view - Spain, Germany, United States - Biblical reference to Jews - Jews and pornography - Articles in Time and Newsweek - Ruth Graham - The President's view 1973 Inauguration - News media coverage - Time magazine - Graham's view - Henry Luce - Life - Graham's conversation with Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker - Time - Advertising The President's schedule - Press reports - Dinner at Trader Vic's - Herbert J. ("Jackie") Gleason - South Carolina Israel Head of State dinner - Graham's attendance - Meir - The President's view Antisemitism - Graham's conversation with Tannenbaum - The President's view - John Birch Society - Israel's actions - Christians - Graham's view Conversion of young Jews - Christians - Jews for Jesus - Rabbi's reactions - Episcopalians 1974 Lausanne Conference - Graham's role - World Council of Churches - Eugene Carson Blake - Indecency - Pacifism - Compared to communists - South Africa, Greece - Graham's view - Anglican participation - Great Britain - Lutheran participation - Germany - US church participation - Latin American, Far East participation - Roman Catholic participation - Southern Baptists - John Krol, Terence Cooke - Jesuits - John J. McLaughlin - Graham's view - Trip to Vietnam. Participants: Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator.