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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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