Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 708 › Conversation 708-006

Nixon, DeMarco & Dean on taxes and legal counsel

Thursday, April 13, 1972 · 4:31 PM–4:34 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); DeMarco, Frank, Jr.; Dean, John W., IIIConversation708-006 on Tape 708 (tape position 00:25:46–00:28:33)StartThursday, April 13, 1972 at 4:31 PMEndThursday, April 13, 1972 at 4:34 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 708-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his attorney Frank DeMarco, Jr. and White House Counsel John W. Dean, III to finalize personal tax-related matters. The participants discussed the closure of specific financial or legal business, with DeMarco expressing relief upon the conclusion of the affair. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief encounter.

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25:06I wanted to, just before I leave, I want to clear one other thing of mine this evening, because it's over.
28:07Amen.

NARA Description

On April 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Frank DeMarco, Jr., and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 708-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 708-6

Date: April 13, 1972
Time: 4:31 pm - 4:34 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Frank DeMarco, Jr. and John W. Dean, III.

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DeMarco and Dean left at 4:34 pm.

Also recorded on April 13, 1972

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  • 708-005 4:31 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:31 pm.
  • 708-007 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 708-008 4:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 708-009 4:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 022-123 4:38 PM · 9 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 022-124 4:38 PM · 11 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 708-006, April 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/708-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).