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DATE:   March 23, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 25 (3 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   472-4 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Stephen B. Bull
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 26 (49 minutes)      Conversation Number:   51-1
    • Concludes on Reference Cassette Number E - 27


Location:   Cabinet Room 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • Leaders of the Dairy Industry
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 28 (31 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   472-21 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John B. Connally
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Clifford M. Hardin
    • John T. Whitaker
    • George P. Shultz
    • J. Phil Campbell
    • Donald R. Rice

 

DATE:   April 19, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 29 (31 minutes) 
    Conversation Number:   482-17 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D, Ehrlichman
    • George P. Shultz
    • Stephen B. Bull
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 30 (1 minute)  
    Conversation Number:   2-1 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Richard G. Kleindienst

 

DATE:   April 21, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 31 (3 minutes)        
    Conversation Number:   485-4 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John N. Mitchell

 

DATE:   May 5, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 32 (28 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   491-14 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman

 

DATE:   July 6, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 33 (19 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   538-15 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John N. Mitchell
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • H.R.Haldeman

 

DATE:   July 24, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 34 (12 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   545-3 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr.

 

DATE:   October 8, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 35 (9 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   587-3 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John N. Mitchell
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Stephen B. Bull

 

DATE:   October 25, 1971

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 36 (26 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   601-33 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Stephen B. Bull
    • Alexander P. Butterfield

 

DATE:   March 30, 1972

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 37 (25 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   697-15 
    Location:  White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman 
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 38 (46 minutes)  
    Conversation Number:   697-29 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • Charles W. Colson 
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 39 (3 minutes)   |   Transcript Not Available 
    Conversation Number:   698-9 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • Charles W. Colson

 

DATE:   June 20, 1972

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 40 (21 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   342-27 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson

 

DATE:   June 23, 1972

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 41 (54 minutes)     
    • Concludes on Reference Cassette Number E - 42


Conversation Number:   741-2 
Location:   White House Oval Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • Ronald L. Ziegler
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 42
    • See Reference Cassette Number E - 41
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 43 (4 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   741-10 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman 
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 44 (23 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   343-36 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • Ronald L. Ziegler 

 

DATE:   June 30, 1972

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 45 (3 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   347-4 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John N. Mitchell
    • H.R.Haldeman

DATE:   September 15, 1972

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 46 (48 minutes)     
    • Concludes on Reference Cassette Number E - 47


Conversation Number:   779-2 
Location:   White House Oval Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • John W. Dean, III
    • Stephen B. Bull

 

DATE:   Unknown

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 48 (18 minutes)     
    Location:   [Dictabelt Recording] 
    Participants:  
    • Charles W. Colson
    • E. Howard Hunt

 

DATE:   January 4, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 49 (25 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   393-13 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson

 

DATE:   January 5, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 50 (2 minutes)   |   Transcript Not Available 
    Conversation Number:   160-2 
    Location:   Camp David Study Table 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson

 

DATE:   January 8, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 51 (23 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   394-21/395-1 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson

 

DATE:   February 13, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 52 (12 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   854-17 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson

 

DATE:   February 14, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 53 (20 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   855-10 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson
    • Stephen B. Bull
    • Manolo Sanchez
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 54 (16 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   856-4 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

DATE:   February 16, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 55 (29 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   858-3 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • L. Patrick Gray

 

DATE:   February 23, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 56 (22 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   862-4 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Stephen B. Bull
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 57 (44 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   862-6 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Richard G. Kleindienst

 

DATE:   February 27, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 58 (3 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   864-4 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W, Dean, III
    • Stephen B. Bull

 

DATE:   February 28, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 59 (56 minutes)     
    • Concludes on Reference Cassette Number E - 60


Conversation Number:   865-14 
Location:   White House Oval Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • John W, Dean, III
    • Stephen B. Bull

 

DATE:   March 1, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E -61 (26 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   866-3 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III
    • Manolo Sanchez

 

DATE:   March 8, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 62 (4 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   872-1 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III

 

DATE:   March 13, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 63 (69 minutes)     
    • Continues on Reference Cassette Number E - 64


Conversation Number:   878-14 
Location:   White House Oval Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • John W. Dean, III
    • Manolo Sanchez

 

DATE:   March 17, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 65 (33 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   882-12 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III
    • H.R.Haldeman

 

DATE:   March 20, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 66 (4 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   884-7 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman 
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 67 (46 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   885-7 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R.Haldeman 
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 68 (14 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   37-175 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III
    • White House Operator
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 69 (111 minutes)     
    • Concludes on Reference Cassettes E - 70 and E - 71


Conversation Number:   886-8 
Location:   White House Oval Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • John W, Dean, III
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • Stephen B. Bull
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 72 (36 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   421-18 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III
    • H.R.Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 73 (14 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   37-204 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson
    • White House Operator (Telecon)

 

DATE:   March 22, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 74 (106 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   422-20
    • Continues on Reference Cassette Number E - 75

Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman 
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 76 (88 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   422-33
    • Continues on Reference Cassette Number E - 77

Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John N. Mitchell

 

DATE:   March 27, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 78 (109 minutes)      
    Conversation Number:   423-3
    • Continues on Reference Cassettes E - 79 and E - 80

Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Ronald L. Ziegler

 

DATE:   March 30, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 81 (16 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   890-19 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Ronald L. Ziegler
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

DATE:   April 12, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 82 (15 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   44-158 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles W. Colson

 

DATE:   April 14, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 83 (126 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   428-19
    • Continues on Reference Cassettes E - 84 and E - 85

Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 86 (47 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   896-4 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 87 (43 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   896-5 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 88 (57 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   428-28
    • Continues on Reference Cassette Number E - 89

Location:   Old Executive Office Building Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 90 (12 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   38-34 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 91 (29 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   38-37 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

DATE:   April 15, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 92 (31 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   896-6 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Manolo Sanchez
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 93 (18 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   38-42 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Stephen B. Bull (Telcon)

 

DATE:   April 16, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 94 (19 minutes)    
    Conversation Number:   897-3 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Stephen B. Bull

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 95 (37 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   897-4 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III
    • Stephen B. Bull

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 96 (12 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   897-9 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John W. Dean, III

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 97 (22 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   897-11 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 98 (29 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   427-5 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Ronald L. Ziegler
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 99 (19 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   427-10 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III

 

DATE:   April 17, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 100 (11 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   898-6 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • Rose Mary Woods

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 101 (107 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   898-12
    • Continues on Reference Cassettes E - 102 and E - 103

Location:   White House Oval Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Ronald L. Ziegler
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 104 (43 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   898-23/899-1 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • Ronald L. Ziegler
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 105 (94 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   429-3
    • Continues on Reference Cassette Number E - 106

Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • William P. Rogers
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Manolo Sanchez

 

DATE:   April 18, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 107 (18 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   900-26 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

DATE:   April 19, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 108 (34 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   902-1 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 109 (11 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   902-2 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Henry E. Petersen

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 110 (30 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   902-9 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 111 (71 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   429-15
    • Continues on Reference Cassette Number E - 112

Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • Richard A. Moore

 

DATE:   Unknown

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 113 (10 minutes)   
    Location:   [Dictabelt Recording] 
    Participants:  
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Herbert W. Kalmbach

 

DATE:   April 19, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 114 (26 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   429-18 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Manolo Sanchez

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 115 (15 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   38-125 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • White House Operator (Telecon)

 

DATE:   April 20, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 116 (16 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   903-1 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 117 (22 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   903-6 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 118 (17 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   903-19 
    Location:   White House Oval Office 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman

 

DATE:   April 25, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 119 (150 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   430-4
    • Continues on Reference Cassettes E - 120, E - 121, and E - 122

Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 123 (42 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   430-22 
    Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 124 (17 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   38-150 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman (Telecon)

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 125 (2 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   38-151 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman (Telecon)

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 126 (14 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   38-154 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • White House Operator (Telecon)

 

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 127 (8 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   38-156 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • White House Operator (Telecon)

 

DATE:   April 26, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 128 (89 minutes)     
    Conversation Number:   905-8
    • Continues on Reference Cassette Number E - 129

Location:   White House Oval Office 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 130 (309 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   431-9
    • Continues on Reference Cassettes E - 131, E - 132, E - 133, E - 134, E - 135, and E - 136

Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • John D. Ehrlichman
    • Ronald L. Ziegler
    • Stephen B. Bull
    • Manolo Sanchez

 

DATE:   June 4, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 137 (281 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   442-1
    • Continues on Reference Cassettes E - 138, E - 139, E - 140, E - 141, E - 142, and E - 143

Location:   Old Executive Office Building 
Participants:  

    • President Nixon
    • John W. Dean, III
    • Stephen B. Bull
    • Alexander M. Haig
    • Ronald L. Ziegler
    • Manolo Sanchez
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 144 (15 minutes)   
    Conversation Number:   39-80 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman
    • White House Operator (Telecon)
  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 145 (1 minute)   
    Conversation Number:   39-83 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • H.R. Haldeman (Telecon)

DATE:   June 11, 1973

  • Cassette Number / Minutes:   E - 146 (30 seconds)   |   Transcript Not Available 
    Conversation Number:   40-7 
    Location:   White House Telephone 
    Participants:  
    • President Nixon
    • Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo
    • White House Operator