Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-056
Nixon phone call with Tkach on Presidential health
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 2:21 PM–2:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon spoke with his personal physician, General Walter R. Tkach, during a brief telephone call. The conversation consisted of a short, non-substantive exchange that was subsequently withdrawn for personal privacy reasons. No policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded.
- Walter R. Tkach
- Presidential health
- White House medical staff
- Personal correspondence
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-56 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 2:21 pm - 2:22 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Gen. Walter R. Tkach. [See Conversation No. 367-5] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 11s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 367-005 2:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.
- 031-057 2:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 2:23 pm.
- 031-058 2:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 031-059 2:23 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 367-006 2:23 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:23 pm.
- 367-007 2:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 367-008 2:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 367-009 2:23 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-056, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-056 (accessed October 24, 2026).