Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 775 › Conversation 775-005

Nixon & Tkach on Presidential health and Personal medical consultation

Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 10:56 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Tkach, Walter R.Conversation775-005 onTape 775StartTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 10:56 AMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 775-005 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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)

Also recorded on September 12, 1972

  • 775-001 10:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 10:53 am.
  • 775-002 10:53 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 10:56 am.
  • 775-003 10:56 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:04 am.
  • 775-004 10:56 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:04 am.
  • 775-006 11:04 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 12:09 pm.
  • 775-007 12:10 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Anne Kibrick, Carol Eady, Dr. Dr. Issac Beckes, A. J. Gaston, Margaret E. Walsh, Helena M. ("Obie") Shultz, Jennie (Benedetto) Volpe, Jane (Dalton) Weinberger, James H. Cavanaugh, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 775-008 12:18 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:19 pm.
  • 775-009 12:19 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Jarman, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 775-005, September 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/775-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).