Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 442 › Conversation 442-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential health

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 11:30 AM–11:52 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation442-006 on Tape 442StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 11:30 AMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 11:52 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 442-006 ↗

President Nixon initiates a brief, informal communication with the White House operator to request medical relief. The President specifically asks for medication to alleviate a headache. This interaction serves as a routine administrative request rather than a substantive discussion of policy or political matters.

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Can I have a headache, please?

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:52 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 442-006

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:30 am and 11:52 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary
Committee…,” page 1 (.pdf page 5). The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the
transcript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the
provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).
The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[See also Conversation No. 039-062]

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  • 039-061 11:19 AM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
  • 442-003 11:19 AM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:24 am.
  • 442-004 11:24 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:24 am to 11:30 am.
  • 039-062 11:30 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:52 am.
  • 442-005 11:30 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:52 am.
  • 039-063 11:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
  • 442-007 11:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
  • 442-008 11:58 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:58 am to 12:35 pm.

Conversation 442-006, June 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/442-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).