Walter R. Tkach
American physician (1917–1989)
Walter R. Tkach | |
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Tkach in 1973 | |
Physician to the President | |
In office January 20, 1969 – September 16, 1974 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | George G. Burkley |
Succeeded by | William M. Lukash |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Robert Tkach (1917-02-09)February 9, 1917 La Belle, Pennsylvania |
Died | October 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]