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Nixon & Tkach on Presidential health and Medical care

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 9:06 AM–9:08 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Tkach, Walter R.Conversation368-025 on Tape 368StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 9:06 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 9:08 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 368-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal physician, General Walter R. Tkach, to discuss medical coordination and the utilization of government health facilities. Nixon instructed Tkach to consult with other medical experts and relevant officials to evaluate the quality and suitability of available hospital resources. This brief exchange served to formalize the President's interest in assessing the efficacy of specific healthcare options for his personal medical needs.

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So, well, we're on a period, and maybe off the record, Jesus and Jesus Christ.
You check with the seat and the doctor if you're able to get ideas from the government and the hospitals and what you do is just check and then talk with your doctor and decide if this is good for you.
Try to know if it's good for you.
Ask if it's good for you.
Try to be as specific as you can.
There are many facilities that we can if they would like to use them.
Just do that.
Okay.
Bye.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 am to 9:08 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 368-25

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 9:06 am - 9:08 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Gen. Walter R. Tkach.

[See Conversation No. 31-136]

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 368-023 8:42 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:42 am to 8:55 am.
  • 368-024 8:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:06 am.
  • 031-136 9:06 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:08 am.
  • 031-137 9:08 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 368-026 9:08 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 368-027 9:08 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 368-028 9:08 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 031-138 9:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 368-025, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-025 (accessed October 10, 2026).