{"conversationCode":"043-035","tapeNumber":43,"conversationNumber":35,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-043-035","startDateTime":"1973-02-07T04:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-07T04:51:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Feb-1973","startTime":"11:50 PM","endDate":"6-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:51 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Tkach, Walter R.;","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.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 43-35\n\nDate: February 6, 1973\nTime: 11:50 pm - 11:51 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Dr. Walter R. Tkach\n\n       Report on Sen. John C. Stennis’s medical condition","filename":["043-035.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Tkach, Walter R."],"prevCode":"043-034","nextCode":"043-036","transcript":[{"start":0.39,"end":0.89,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.15,"end":1.91,"text":"I have Dr. Kosh."},{"start":1.93,"end":2.49,"text":"Just one moment."},{"start":2.51,"end":2.61,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.23,"end":4.69,"text":"Go ahead, please."},{"start":5.41,"end":7.68,"text":"I wondered what the report is on Stennis."},{"start":7.76,"end":9.24,"text":"I wonder if you could get it for me."},{"start":9.44,"end":10.26,"text":"Right away, sir."},{"start":10.28,"end":10.64,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":10.7,"end":14.47,"text":"I heard he was worse, and I hadn't heard about it until just now, and I just want to know."},{"start":14.49,"end":15.91,"text":"Would you call and call me back, please?"},{"start":15.93,"end":17.66,"text":"Right away, sir."},{"start":20.38,"end":20.62,"text":"Fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["John C. Stennis","Walter R. Tkach","Medical update","Health status","Senator"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:27:11.289Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-c-stennis","walter-r-tkach","medical-update","health-status","senator"],"audioDurationSec":25,"audioFiles":[{"file":"043-035.mp3","bytes":613374,"durationSec":25.43,"bitrate":192986,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:30.085Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/043-035.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-035","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/43/conversation-043-035","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}