{"conversationCode":"370-015","tapeNumber":370,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-370-015","startDateTime":"1972-10-19T21:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-19T21:08:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Oct-1972","startTime":"5:06 PM","endDate":"19-Oct-1972","endTime":"5:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Tkach, Walter R.;","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 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-015 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 370-15\n\nDate: October 19, 1972\nTime: 5:06 pm - 5:08 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Dr. Walter R. Tkach.\n\n[See Conversation No. 31-145]","filename":["370-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Tkach, Walter R."],"prevCode":"370-014","nextCode":"370-016","transcript":[{"start":0.22,"end":27.31,"text":"There we go."},{"start":27.33,"end":27.57,"text":"There we go."},{"start":27.59,"end":28.27,"text":"We're going to check on that part."},{"start":28.3,"end":28.39,"text":"Good."},{"start":28.41,"end":29.08,"text":"Good."},{"start":35.48,"end":47.2,"text":"Sure."},{"start":47.22,"end":50.53,"text":"Good, good."},{"start":50.55,"end":62.91,"text":"How was the teamwork process?"},{"start":62.93,"end":63.03,"text":"Sure."},{"start":63.05,"end":63.23,"text":"Fine."},{"start":63.25,"end":63.79,"text":"Let's start the talk."},{"start":76.2,"end":90.01,"text":"They want you to leave."},{"start":91.61,"end":91.71,"text":"What?"},{"start":91.73,"end":93.9,"text":"But he doesn't want you to leave, does he?"},{"start":93.92,"end":94.56,"text":"That's all right."},{"start":94.58,"end":96.38,"text":"I have five more shirts."},{"start":97.64,"end":97.74,"text":"Okay."},{"start":97.76,"end":98.26,"text":"Good job, man."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal physician, Dr. Walter R. Tkach, to discuss routine logistical matters and personal arrangements. The brief interaction focused on the status of the President's personal belongings, specifically his shirts, and involved a short exchange regarding current office operations. No major policy decisions were made, as the conversation remained centered on administrative and personal updates.","topics":["Walter R. Tkach","Personal logistics","White House operations","Presidential health care"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T17:12:59.852Z"},"topicSlugs":["walter-r-tkach","personal-logistics","white-house-operations","presidential-health-care"],"audioDurationSec":101,"audioFiles":[{"file":"370-015.mp3","bytes":2428132,"durationSec":101.11,"bitrate":192124,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.875Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/370-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/370-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/370/conversation-370-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}