Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (1/2)
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 28, 1973 (1/2)
[00.36.27-TRANSCRIPT MISSING-DEAN discussing meeting with NIXON to discuss agenda, direction of HALDEMAN and EHRLICHMAN] DEAN. Next meeting was Feb. 27, 1973, it is essential to have an understanding of the AGENDA, from the LaCosta meetings, that was the purpose of DEAN'S meetings with NIXON. The AGENDA related to a coming meeting between Sen. BAKER and NIXON, whether STANS would be sent up for a confirmed post in the government, to diffuse the impact of the ERVIN COMMITTEE hearings by having hearings for STANS' confirmation. DEAN was to talk to STANS about this. [00.38.13] DEAN. Next item on agenda for Feb. 27, 1973 meeting with NIXON was status of Mr. MAGRUDER. DEAN was asked to prepare the Agenda by Mr. HALDEMAN pursuant to a conversation and the LaCosta meetings. DEAN was also advised in February of a meeting between TIMMONS (White House) and Sen. BAKER, in which BAKER indicated a wish to meet with NIXON before the start of ERVIN COMMITTEE hearings, to discuss EXEC. PRIVILEGE, and that BAKER had indicated a desire to be helpful to the White House. [00.39.29] BAKER responds to DEAN'S testimony that BAKER was playing ball with the White House in Feb. 1973, Asks DEAN to state for the record whether he later learned of the content of BAKER'S meeting with NIXON. DEAN states that he did learn of the content of the meeting. [00.39.45] [RETURN TO TRANSCRIPT] Mr. DEAN. Do you want me to take that out of order right now? Senator BAKER. If you don't mind. Mr. DEAN. Certainly. The President reported to me--first of all, Mr. Haldeman reported to me, and subsequently the President reported to me, that you had urged the President to send members of the White House staff up to this committee as quickly as he could get them up here and waive executive privilege. The President told you that he was going to hold the line at written interrogatories. Senator BAKER. Mr. Dean, would you proceed, then, with your sequence as I have it? Before you do, I see -we have another roll call vote. If the committee is agreeable, we will recess at this point until we can return from it. [00.40.33-LEHRER v.o. states Senators must go to vote-00.40.46-after Recess]