President Nixon met with his personal physician, General Walter R. Tkach, in the Oval Office to discuss personal health matters. The brief encounter was primarily focused on a private medical update or consultation, as evidenced by the withdrawal of the discussion as personal and returnable material. No further administrative or political actions were recorded during this brief meeting.
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 775-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 775-5
Date: September 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:56 am and 11:04 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Gen. Walter R. Tkach.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 35s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Tkach left at an unknown time before 11:04 am.
(rev. Oct-06)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.