Conversation No. 897-4

Date: April 16, 1973
Time: 10:00 am - 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John W. Dean, III.

[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
169, pages 1-23; Box 170, pages 1-35; and Box 171, pages 1-55 and in United States v. Mitchell,
et al., Exhibit 25A, pages 00513-00555 (1-43). 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.]

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was also prepared Richard Nixon’s
Special White House Counsel for Watergate Matters and submitted to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives. This transcript can be found in Submission of
Recorded Presidential Conversations (SRPC), pages 788-815 (1-28). Please refer to the RG 460
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                       Tape Subject Log 

                                     (rev. September-2011)

                                                              Conversation No. 897-4 (cont’d)

transcript.] 


[Begin transcribed portion] 


Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:00 am.


Bull left at an unknown time before 10:40 am.


[End transcribed portion] 


Dean left at 10:40 am.