Billy Graham’s voice on the tape is quite distinct. “This stranglehold has got to be broken or this country’s going down the drain.” Graham was talking with Richard Nixon about alleged Jewish control over the news media in the United States. There was nothing unusual about the setting, but this 1972 visit was recorded by a president whose infamous tapes are now scrutinized by legions of curious historians. Hence, thirty years after the words left the good Christian’s mouth, he was forced to defend them when the Associated Press broke the story.