H. R. Haldeman initiated a telephone call to the President's personal physician, Dr. Walter R. Tkach, through the White House operator. While the specific content of the dialogue remains unrecorded, the conversation was part of routine administrative communication between the Chief of Staff and the medical office. No significant policy decisions or actionable directives are documented for this exchange.
On January 22, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-48 Date: January 22, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:51 pm and 6:19 pm Location: White House Telephone H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 400-14A] Request for a telephone call to Dr. Walter R. Tkach -34- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Jul-08)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.