Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 481 › Conversation 481-002

Nixon & Lukash on Presidential Health and Oval Office

Saturday, April 17, 1971 · 8:56 AM–8:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Lukash, William M.Conversation481-002 on Tape 481 (tape position 00:02:12–00:03:08)StartSaturday, April 17, 1971 at 8:56 AMEndSaturday, April 17, 1971 at 8:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 481-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his personal physician, Dr. William M. Lukash, for a brief one-minute session in the Oval Office. Due to the withdrawal of the recorded segment as a personal returnable item, the specific substance of their medical consultation remains unavailable for public review. The meeting reflects routine executive health oversight during the Nixon administration.

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NARA Description

On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 8:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 481-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 481-002

Date: April 17, 1971
Time: 8:56 am - 8:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Dr. William M. Lukash

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/24/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[481-002-w001]
[Duration: 53s]

[See Conversation No. 001-122]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on April 17, 1971

  • 001-121 8:54 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 am and 8:56 am.
  • 481-001 8:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:54 am and 8:56 am.
  • 001-122 8:56 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 8:56 am to 8:57 am.
  • 481-003 8:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 9:13 am.
  • 481-004 9:15 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:34 am.
  • 053-002 9:34 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 10:45 am.
  • 481-009 9:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 3:30 pm.
  • 001-123 10:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, J. Edgar Hoover, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:52 am.

All 49 conversations from April 17, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 481-002, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/481-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).