Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-087

Nixon phone call with Tkach on Personal health and Withdrawn item

Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 9:13 AM–9:14 AM ET · White House Telephone · 35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Tkach, Walter R.Conversation011-087 on Tape 11 (tape position 02:24:10–02:24:44)StartThursday, October 14, 1971 at 9:13 AMEndThursday, October 14, 1971 at 9:14 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-087 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190071 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with his personal physician, Dr. Walter R. Tkach. The discussion was entirely sequestered as a withdrawn personal item, resulting in no identifiable policy topics or substantive administrative developments. Consequently, the exchange remains restricted and offers no actionable information for historical analysis.

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NARA Description

On October 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 9:13 am to 9:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-087 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-087

 Date: October 14, 1971
 Time: 9:13 am - 9:14 am
 Location: White House Telephone

 Walter R. Tkach talked with the President.

 [See Conversation No. 592-2]

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 BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017.
 19s segment cleared for release. 13s remain closed as 011-087-w001.]
 [Personal Returnable]
 [011-087-w001]
 [Duration: 13s]

 END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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        The President’s schedule
             -Alexander P. Butterfield

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Yeah.
Dr. Tkach, Mr. President.
Uh, yeah.

Also recorded on October 14, 1971

  • 592-002 9:13 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:13 am to 9:14 am.
  • 011-088 9:14 AM · 6 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-089 9:14 AM · 23 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-090 9:14 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-091 9:14 AM · 5 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-092 9:14 AM · 14 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-093 9:14 AM · 36 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Gerard C. Smith talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-094 9:14 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-087, October 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190071). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-087 (accessed November 12, 2026).