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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Lukash, William M.Conversation001-122 on Tape 1 (tape position 04:01:54–04:02:35)StartSaturday, April 17, 1971 at 8:56 AMEndSaturday, April 17, 1971 at 8:57 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-122 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 408403943 ↗

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 Due to the presence of withdrawn material and limited transcript availability, specific details regarding any prescribed medical action items remain restricted.

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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]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/20/2017.
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[Duration: 41s]

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-122, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 408403943). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-122 (accessed November 6, 2026).