46"
On August 15, 1973, the President said in a public statement
that "Notvonly was I unaware of any cover~up, but .
until March let, I was unaware that there was anything to
cover~up.“ On August 22, 1973, the President said in a
press conference that "when we met on Sept. 15 and again
throughout our discussions in the month of March, Mr. Dean insisted there was not -- and I used [gig] his words -- a 'scintilla of evidence' indicating that anyone on the White House staff was involved in the planning of,the Watergate break—in."
On August 15, 1973, the President said in a public
statement that on March 21, 1973, . for
"I was told . . the first time that the planning of the watergate went
beyond those who had been tried and convicted, and that at
7 least one, and possibly more, persons at the Re-Election
Committee were involved."
Item 44.3, pp. 1, 2.
Item 44.4, p. 2331.
Item 34.1, tape recording and transcript of a meeting on June 30, 1972.
Item 37.1, tape recording and transcript of a meeting on September 15, 1972.
Item 41.1, tape recording and transcript of a meeting on February 28, 1973.
Item 42.1, tape recording on March 13, 1973.
and transcript of a meeting
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