Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 444 › Conversation 444-010
Nixon & Tkach on Presidential health and Medical consultation
Monday, June 11, 1973 · 3:00 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal physician, Dr. Walter R. Tkach, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief three-minute consultation. Due to the withdrawal of the primary content under a deed of gift, the specific medical or personal matters addressed during this session remain classified. No public record of the discussion exists, and the meeting concluded without any documented policy decisions.
- Walter Tkach
- Presidential health
- Medical consultation
- Personal business
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 444-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 444-10
Date: June 11, 1973
Time: 3:00 pm - 3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Dr. Walter Tkach.
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Conversation No. 444-10 (cont’d)
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Tkach left at 3:03 pm.Also recorded on June 11, 1973
- 040-008 2:55 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:55 pm.
- 040-010 2:56 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 040-011 2:56 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 444-008 2:56 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 444-009 2:56 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 040-012 3:00 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 444-011 3:03 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 444-012 3:03 PM · 15 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 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 444-010, June 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/444-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).