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==Controversy==
===Anti-Semitic comments===
In 1994, [[H. R. Haldeman|H. R. Haldeman's]] diaries revealed that Graham had taken part in conversations speaking of [[Jew]]ish domination of the media. The allegations were so at odds with Graham's public image that most did not believe his account, and Jewish groups paid little attention. Graham released a statement denying that he talked "publicly or privately about the Jewish people, including conversations with President Nixon, except in the most positive terms." He said, "Those are not my words."<ref name="nytimes03172002"/>
In 2002, however, newly declassified "Richard Nixon tapes" confirmed remarks made by Graham to President Nixon three decades earlier. Captured on the tapes, Graham agreed with Nixon that Jews control the [[Media of the United States|American media]], calling it a "stranglehold" during a 1972 conversation with Nixon.<ref name="bbcregret">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1850077.stm BBC, ''Graham Regrets Jewish Slur'', 2 March, 2002</ref> "This stranglehold has got to be broken or the country's going down the drain,"<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2063030/ Slate Article by David Greenberg, Assistant Professor
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