Date: March 14, 1973

Time: 8:55 am-8:59 am

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John W. Dean, III.

[See Conversation No. 419-15]

Watergate

-Preparation for Ronald L. Ziegler’s press briefing

-Invitation to James O. Eastland

-Dean’s appearance before Senate Judiciary Committee

-White House stance

-Senate Republicans

-Possible subpoena of Dean for L. Patrick Gray’s, III’s nomination

-Dean’s response

-White House policy on Senate questioning

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