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Conversation 036-050

TapeTape 36StartMonday, January 22, 1973 at 5:55 PMEndMonday, January 22, 1973 at 6:19 PMParticipantsTkach, Walter R.;  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

Dr. Walter R. Tkach updates H. R. Haldeman on the medical emergency involving former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who is currently being transported by ambulance to a hospital. Tkach reports that Lady Bird Johnson has already arrived at the facility and confirms that he is in direct contact with General Vogel for further status updates. The participants discuss the logistics of the transport while awaiting confirmation of Johnson's condition.

Lyndon B. JohnsonHealth crisisLady Bird JohnsonWhite House communicationMedical logistics
AudioNARA Description

On January 22, 1973, Walter R. Tkach and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman 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 036-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-50

Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 6:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Dr. Walter R. Tkach talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See also Conversation No. 400-14B]

       Lyndon B. Johnson’s death
            -Reports
            -Tkach’s conversation with General Vogel [first name unknown]
            -Claudia A. (“Lady Bird”) Johnson
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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
Dr. Takash.
Bob?
Yes, Mark.
I just talked to General Vogel at the hospital.
Mrs. Johnson's already there.
And the former President Johnson's in an ambulance between the airport and the hospital.
He has no communications in the ambulance, so he can't tell me anything about whether he's alive or dead.
Very good.
So he's going to call me immediately as soon as he sees me.
Okay.
Have you got anything more than that?
Mrs. Johnson's at the hospital?
Right, sir.
How'd she get there ahead of him?
I don't know.
She may have been in the area.
Because he came on fixed wing from Johnson City to the International in an ambulance.
He's in the ambulance now.
Right, sir.
We'll call you as soon as he knows.
Yes, sir.
Okay.
He's already gone.
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