Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-122
Nixon phone call with Lukash on Presidential health and Medical consultation
Saturday, April 17, 1971 · 8:56 AM–8:57 AM ET · White House Telephone · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his personal physician, Dr. William M. Lukash, in a brief telephone exchange. The conversation focused on the President’s health and medical well-being. Due to the presence of withdrawn material and limited transcript availability, specific details regarding any prescribed medical action items remain restricted.
- Presidential health
- William M. Lukash
- Medical consultation
- White House medical unit
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 8:56 am to 8:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-122 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-122 Date: April 17,1971 Time: 8:56 am - 8:57 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Dr. William M. Lukash. [See Conversation No. 481-2] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/20/2017. Segment will remain closed.] [Personal returnable] [001-122-w001] [Duration: 41s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on April 17, 1971
- 001-121 8:54 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 am and 8:56 am.
- 481-001 8:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:54 am and 8:56 am.
- 481-002 8:56 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 8:57 am.
- 481-003 8:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 9:13 am.
- 481-004 9:15 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:34 am.
- 053-002 9:34 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 10:45 am.
- 481-009 9:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 3:30 pm.
- 001-123 10:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, J. Edgar Hoover, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:52 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-122, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-122 (accessed September 21, 2026).