President Nixon spent this session reviewing specific segments of previously recorded White House conversations, including discussions involving John W. Dean, III and Henry A. Kissinger. During the same period, Nixon engaged in an brief telephone conversation with Richard G. Kleindienst concerning a meeting and potential testimony. The President utilized this time to selectively audit past internal records and coordinate administrative matters during the ongoing investigation.
On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 442-011 Date: June 4, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:35 and 12:51 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President played a portion of a recording of a meeting with John W. Dean, III. [See Conversation No. 866-004] The President stopped the recording at an unknown time before 12:51 pm. An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 12:35 pm. Order The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:51 pm. The President played a portion of a recording of a meeting with Dean. [See Conversation 866-004] The President stopped the recording at an unknown time before 12:51 pm. The President talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 12:35 pm. [Conversation No. 442-011A] [Begin telephone conversation] Richard G. Kleindienst -Meeting -Testimony [?] [End telephone conversation] An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 12:35 pm. Request The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:51 pm. The President played a portion of a recording of a meeting with Dean. [See Conversation 866-004] The President stopped the recording at an unknown time before 12:51 pm. The President played a portion of a recording of a meeting with Henry A. Kissinger. [See Conversation 866-016] The President stopped the recording at an unknown time before 12:51 pm. The President played a portion of a recording of a meeting with Dean. [See Conversation 866-017] The President stopped the recording at an unknown time before 12:51 pm.
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