"In President Richard M. Nixon's Oval Office, the Rev. Billy Graham did not mince words in describing his feelings about Jewish people and the news media: ''This stranglehold has got to be broken or this country's going down the drain......''
".....In the conversation with President Nixon, the evangelist complained about what he saw as Jewish domination of the news media.
''You believe that?'' Nixon asked in response.
''Yes, sir,'' Mr. Graham said.
''Oh, boy. So do I,'' Nixon said. ''I can't ever say that, but I believe it.''
''No, but if you get elected a second time, then we might be able to do something,'' Mr. Graham said....."
".....Later in the conversation, when Nixon raised the subject of Jewish influence in Hollywood and the news media, Mr. Graham said, ''A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.''
''They swarm around me and are friendly to me,'' Mr. Graham said, ''because they know that I am friendly to Israel and so forth. But they don't know how I really feel about what they're doing to this country, and I have no power and no way to handle them.''
Nixon replied, ''You must not let them know.''..."
"....In his statement, Mr. Graham distanced himself from those comments and said his legacy was one of working for stronger bonds between Jews and Christians.
''Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians,'' he said. ''I will continue to strongly support all future efforts to advance understanding and mutual respect between our communities.''..."
Billy Graham Apologizes to Jews For His Remarks on Nixon Tapes
".....In the conversation with President Nixon, the evangelist complained about what he saw as Jewish domination of the news media.
''You believe that?'' Nixon asked in response.
''Yes, sir,'' Mr. Graham said.
''Oh, boy. So do I,'' Nixon said. ''I can't ever say that, but I believe it.''
''No, but if you get elected a second time, then we might be able to do something,'' Mr. Graham said....."
".....Later in the conversation, when Nixon raised the subject of Jewish influence in Hollywood and the news media, Mr. Graham said, ''A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.''
''They swarm around me and are friendly to me,'' Mr. Graham said, ''because they know that I am friendly to Israel and so forth. But they don't know how I really feel about what they're doing to this country, and I have no power and no way to handle them.''
Nixon replied, ''You must not let them know.''..."
"....In his statement, Mr. Graham distanced himself from those comments and said his legacy was one of working for stronger bonds between Jews and Christians.
''Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians,'' he said. ''I will continue to strongly support all future efforts to advance understanding and mutual respect between our communities.''..."
Billy Graham Apologizes to Jews For His Remarks on Nixon Tapes
