President Richard Nixon spoke with his personal physician, General Walter R. Tkach, during a brief telephone call. The conversation consisted of a short, non-substantive exchange that was subsequently withdrawn for personal privacy reasons. No policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded.
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 31-56 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 2:21 pm - 2:22 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Gen. Walter R. Tkach. [See Conversation No. 367-5] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 11s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.