Secret White House Tapes

853–17

About this recording

853–17
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Rogers C. B. Morton
February 8, 1973
Conversation No. 853-17

Date: February 8, 1973
Time: Unknown after 3:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rogers C. B. Morton.

President’s policies
-47-

NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb.-10)
Conversation No. 853-17 (cont’d)


-American people’s support
-Understanding

Morton’s health
-Physical exam
-Prostate gland
-Johns Hopkins Hospital
-Palo Alto
-Stanford Medical Center
-Radiation treatment
-Worry
-Operation
-Radiation treatment
-Doctor
-Authority
-Stanford Medical Center

Morton’s Palo Alto office
-Suzanne Whitaker
-Robert J. Hitt

Morton’s health
-Prostate gland
-Radiation treatment
-Scheduling
-Postponement
-Physical examination
-Yearly test
-Gen. Walter R. Tkach
-Doctor
-Second opinion
-Johns Hopkins
-Hoyt S. Vandenberg
-National Security Council [NSC]
-Physical examination

******************************************************************************
[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
-48-

NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb.-10)
Conversation No. 853-17 (cont’d)




---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
******************************************************************************


-Prognosis

Congressional relations
-Russell B. Long
-Support for President
-President’s reelection
-Fighting
-Public attitudes
-Fighting
-Taxes

President’s forthcoming trip
-Morton’s best wishes
-President’s discretion

Morton left at an unknown time after 3:07 pm.
Secret White House Tapes |

853–17

This recording is currently not available on millercenter.org. To listen to it, please email Mike Greco at mdg4u@virginia.edu

More Richard M. Nixon Recordings

View all Richard M. Nixon tapes
854–1
audio icon
854–10
audio icon
854–11
audio icon
854–12
audio icon
854–13
audio icon
854–14
audio icon
854–15
audio icon
854–16
audio icon
854–17
audio icon
854–18
audio icon