Walter R. Tkach
Tkach in 1973
Physician to the President
In office
January 20, 1969  September 16, 1974
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byGeorge G. Burkley
Succeeded byWilliam M. Lukash
Personal details
Born
Walter Robert Tkach

(1917-02-09)February 9, 1917
La Belle, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 31, 1989(1989-10-31) (aged 72)
San Diego, California

Walter R. Tkach (February 9, 1917 – October 31, 1989) was an American physician who served as Physician to the President under Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1974.[1]

He died of heart disease on October 31, 1989, in San Diego, California at age 72.[2]

References

  1. "Walter Tkach; Physician for 3 Presidents". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. "Walter Tkach, 72; Served as the Doctor To Three Presidents". Nytimes.com. November 9, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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