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The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the\ntranscript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the\nprovisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).\nThe National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]\n\n[Begin transcribed portion]\n\n[End transcribed portion]\n\n       White House tapes\n             -Review\n                     -Preparation\n             -President’s meetings with John W. Dean, III\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n                      -White House staff involvement\n                             -Bull’s awareness\n                             -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n               -Length\n\n[Resume transcribed portion]\n\n[End transcribed portion]\n\nThe President left at an unknown time before 5:00 pm.","filename":["442-034.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"442-033","nextCode":"442-035","transcript":[{"start":1.09,"end":9.55,"text":"All right, good work."},{"start":9.57,"end":12.78,"text":"This is just to share with you what the fact is, and just take a look at the water we racked up."},{"start":12.8,"end":13.3,"text":"I actually don't like it."},{"start":13.32,"end":16.35,"text":"There are other people in it, but, well, there are."},{"start":16.37,"end":16.71,"text":"This is just now."},{"start":22.44,"end":42.34,"text":"As soon as we can."},{"start":42.36,"end":47.13,"text":"I'm sorry, the fire."},{"start":47.15,"end":47.37,"text":"Mr. Hayden."},{"start":47.39,"end":47.57,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":47.59,"end":47.77,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":47.79,"end":48.49,"text":"You got another one ready out here?"},{"start":48.51,"end":48.69,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":48.71,"end":49.17,"text":"That's a long one, too."},{"start":49.19,"end":49.49,"text":"That's an hour."},{"start":49.51,"end":50.41,"text":"About an hour and 15 minutes away from there."},{"start":50.43,"end":51.15,"text":"But we'll just see if others are in."},{"start":51.17,"end":51.77,"text":"All right, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the review and management of White House tape recordings. The discussion focused on the logistics of auditing these tapes, specifically regarding recordings of the President's meetings with John W. Dean III and the involvement of H.R. Haldeman. They reviewed the length and content of pending recordings to assess the presence of additional staff members and determine the scope of necessary documentation.","topics":["White House Tapes","Watergate","John W. Dean III","H.R. 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