Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-034

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential health

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 2:50 PM–11:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-034 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 2:50 PMEndTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 11:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to his physicians, either Dr. Walter R. Tkach or Dr. William M. Lukash. He explicitly clarified that the request was not related to a medical emergency. The conversation concluded with the operator confirming the attempt to reach the doctors.

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Operator, I'd like to get either Dr. Takash or Dr. Lukash.
It's no emergency.
I just want to talk to them if I can.
Okay, sir.
I'll call you right away.

NARA Description

On February 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 11:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-34

Date: February 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 11:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Dr. Walter R. Tkach or Dr. William M. Lukash

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-034, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-034 (accessed October 1, 2026).