Dr. William M. Lukash served as an Assistant White House Physician throughout the Nixon administration, having started in the same role under President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. During the taping period, he was responsible for the health of the President, the First Family, and over 1,500 staff members in the White House and Executive Office Building complex. He traveled with President Nixon and also attended to his daughter, Tricia Nixon, when she had the measles. Shortly after Nixon's resignation in August 1974, President Gerald R. Ford promoted him to the position of chief White House physician.
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.
On April 17, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 481-002 of the White House Tapes.
On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William M. Lukash, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:24 am to 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 481-006 of the White House Tapes.
On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone at 11:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-126 of the White House Tapes.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-129 of the White House Tapes.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:40 pm to 9:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 339-018 of the White House Tapes.
On May 16, 1972, William M. Lukash, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:10 am to 8:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-140 of the White House Tapes.
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and William M. Lukash met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:14 am to 8:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 725-010 of the White House Tapes.
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:44 am to 9:46 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 189-005 of the White House Tapes.
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, William M. Lukash, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 730-003 of the White House Tapes.
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 9:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-046 of the White House Tapes.
On July 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Walter R. Tkach, William M. Lukash, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 949-002 of the White House Tapes.