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The Watergate Conversations Section 4 GREATEST NEWSPAPER THE D'S Wednesday, May 1. 1974 ixon's transcription of Watergate I apes The next question: Will House be satisfied? where Congress began actively considering impeachment. It was out of the impeachment inquiry by the House Judiciary Committee that these transcripts arose. The committee, on April 11, subpenaed tape recordings of some 42 conversations and the President, after repeated delays, responded with the transcripts. However, most committee members were dissatisfied with the offer of transcripts rather than tapes and there were indications that the battle jver the tapes is far from over.

The text contains incomplete sentences, sequences that cannot be understood, and confusing syntax. This is the natural result of a full transcription of informal conversation and, of course, it cannot be avoided. The Tribune is publishing the transcript exactly as it was obtained from White I louse sources, with no additions or deletions. The President's transcript summary has been omitted. He has offered ranking House members access to the tapes.

The enormous mass of tape transcripts published today by The Tribune were shown in their bindings on television Monday night, stacked by President Nixon's side as he announced tr the nation that he would make them public. The transcripts were contained in 50 volumes, each bound in black leather, and each bearing the gold-embossed inscription: "Submission of Recorded Presidential Conversations to the Committee of the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. By President Richard M. Nixon." The volumes bore the date, April 30, 1974. Ironically, that is exactly one year from the date that the President first tried to put Watergate behind him by announcing the resignations of H.

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Haldeman John Ehrlichman John Dean 'ss tttiiC JohnlMitchell John Wilson Ronald Zieglcr Richard KIcindienst Henry Petersen Law rencelligby FrankStricklcr William Rogers Transcript index The speakers P-Richard M. Nixon, Pnsident of the United States H-H. R. Haldeman, former White House chiet ot staff D-John W. Dean III, former counsel to the President E-John D.

Ehrljchman, former chief domestic affairs adviser to the President M-John N. Mitchell, former director, Committeefor the Re-election of the President I 24. Telephone Conversation: The President and Kleindienst, April 15. 1973. p.m.) 25.

Telephone Conversation: Higby and Haldeman, April 15, 1973. 26. Telephone Conversation: The President and Petersen, April 15.1973. 27. Telephone Conversation: The President and Petersen, April 15.1973.

28. Telephone Conversation: The President and Petersen, April 15, p.m.) 29. Telephone Conversation: The President and Petersen, April 15.1973.(11:45-11:53p.m.) 30. Meeting: The President, Haldeman and Ehrlichman, Oval Office, April 16, 1 973. a.m.) 31.

Meeting: The President and Dean. Oval Office, April 1 6. 1 973. 32. Meeting: The President, Haldeman and Ehrlichman.

Oval Oflice. April 16. 11:04 a.m.) Z-Ronald Ziegler. White House press secretary 33. Meeting: The President and Haldeman, Oval Office, April 1 6, p.m.) 34.

Meeting: The President and Petersen, EOB Office, April 16. 35. Meeting: The President, Ehrlichman and Ziegler, EOB Office. April 16, 1973. p.m.) 36.

Meeting: The President and Dean, EOB Office, April 1 6, 1 973. p.m.) 37. Telephone Conversation: The President and Petersen, April 38. Meeting: The President and Haldeman, Oval Oflice. April 1 7, a.m.) 39.

Meeting: The President, Haldeman. Ehrlichman and Ziegler, Oval Office, April 1 7, 1 973. (12.35-2 20p.m.) 40. Telephone Conversation: The President and Ehrlichman, April 17. 1973.

p.m.) 15. Meeting: The President and Haldeman, Oval Office, April 1 4, 16. Meeting: The President, Haldeman and Ehrlichman, Oval Office, April p.m.) 17. Meeting: The President, Haldeman and Ehrlichman, EOB Office. April 14,1973.

45 p.m.) 18. Telephone Conversation: Ehrlichman and Kleindienst, April 1 4, 1 973. (Approximately 6:00 p.m.) 19. Telephone Conversation: The President and Haldeman, April 14, 1973. (1 1 1 :16 p.m.) 20.

Telephone Conversation: The President and Ehrlichman, April 14.1973.(11:22-11:53p.m.) 21. Meeting: The President and Ehrlichman, Oval Office, April 1 5, 22. Meeting: The President and Klemdienst, EOB Office, April 1 5, 1973 p.m.) 23. Telephone Conversation: The President and Haldeman, April 15. 1973.

p.m.) 41. Meeling: The Present and Petersen, Oval Office, April 1 7. 1973. p.m.) 42. Meeting: The President, Haldeman, Ziegler and Ehrlichman, Oval Office, April 17, 1973.

p.m.) 43. Statement: The President, April 17. 1973. 45p.m.) 44. Mooting: The President, Rogers, Haldeman and Ehrlichman, EOB Office, April 1 7, 45.

Telephone Conversation: The President and Petersen, April 18, 1973. p.m.) 46. Meeting: The President, Wilson and Strickler, EOB Office. April 19. 1973.

p.m.) 47. Meeting: The President and Petersen, Oval Office, April 27, 1973. (5 p.m.) 48. Meeting: The President, Petersen and Ziegler, Oval Office, April 27, 1973. (6 p.m.) 49 Statement: The President, April 30, 1973.

(9.01 p.m.) 8. Meeting: The President, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Deanand Mitchell. EOB Oflice, March 22, 9. Meeting: The President, Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Ziegler. EOB Olfice, March 27.

10. Telephone Conversation: Ehrlichman and Klemdienst, March 28, 1973. 11. Meeting: The President, Ehrlichman and Ziegler, Oval Off ice. March 30, 1973.

12. Press Briefing: Ziegler, March 30. 1973 (Excerpt trom Zicgler's Press Briefing) 13. Telephone Conversation: The President and Ehrlichman, April 8, 14. Meeling: The President, Haldeman and Ehrlichman, EOB Office.April14.1973.

a.m.) 1. Meeting: The President, Haldeman and Dean, Oval Office, September 1 5, 1 972. 7 p.m.) 2. Meetinn: The President and Dean, Oval Office, February 28, 1973. 3.

Meetinq: The President and Dean, Oval Office, March 13, 4. Meeting: The President and Dean, Oval Olf ice, March 1 7, 5. Telephone Conversation: The President and Dean, March 6. Meeting: The President, Dean and Haldeman, Oval Office, March 21, 1973 1 55 a.m.) 7. Meeling: The President, Dean, Haldeman and Ehrlichman, Executive Oflice Building (EOB) Office.

March 21 1 973. 1 p.m.) K-Richard G. Klemdienst, former attorney general LH Lawrence Higby, former assistant to H. Ft. Haldeman HP Henry Petersen, assistant attorney general.

headed Watergate inquiry in Justice Department R-William P. Rogers, former secretary state W-John J. Wilson, attorney for John D. Ehrlichman andH. Haldeman S-Frank Strickler, law associate of John J.

Wilson The tymbols to the left ol each name identify who is talking..