Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-035

Nixon phone call with Tkach on John C. Stennis and Medical update

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 11:50 PM–11:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Tkach, Walter R.Conversation043-035 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 11:50 PMEndTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 11:51 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted his physician, Dr. Walter R. Tkach, to request an urgent update regarding the deteriorating medical condition of Senator John C. Stennis. Concerned by reports that the Senator’s health had declined, the President directed Tkach to immediately obtain and report back the latest status. This brief interaction served as a formal administrative request to verify the Senator's well-being following reports of his worsening situation.

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Hello.
I have Dr. Kosh.
Just one moment.
Yeah.
Go ahead, please.
I wondered what the report is on Stennis.
I wonder if you could get it for me.
Right away, sir.
Thank you.
I heard he was worse, and I hadn't heard about it until just now, and I just want to know.
Would you call and call me back, please?
Right away, sir.
Fine.

NARA Description

On February 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 11:50 pm to 11:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-35

Date: February 6, 1973
Time: 11:50 pm - 11:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Dr. Walter R. Tkach

       Report on Sen. John C. Stennis’s medical condition

Also recorded on February 7, 1973

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  • 852-004 9:46 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:54 am.
  • 852-005 9:54 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:54 am to 10:10 am.
  • 852-006 10:10 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:23 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-035, February 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-035 (accessed October 1, 2026).