Title: President Richard M. Nixon Watergate tapes. opics discussed include Executive Privilege; testimony of White House staff in open hearings; conduct of Senate Watergate hearings; "modified limited hangout" Speaker: Richard M. Nixon Delivered On: 1973-03-22 Place: Old Executive Office Building. Washington DC Subject: Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. Audio/Video Available: Listen Transcript/Log: View Transcript/log Description: PARTICIPANTS: President Nixon, H.R.Haldeman, John N. Mitchell Topics discussed include Executive Privilege; testimony of White House staff in open hearings; conduct of Senate Watergate hearings; Dean asked to report on White House staff involvement in Watergate, Segretti dirty tricks; PR aspects of release of report; Senate Committee use of executive session for staff testimony; Chapin testimony as a test of Executive Privilege; PR problem of invoking Executive Privilege; Dean's role as counsel; Grand Jury subpoenas; "modified limited hangout": everything short of public session testimony; the issue of ex-employees; Executive Privilege equated to invoking the Fifth Amendment; President: "stonewall it" if necessary for containment; White House contacts with the Committee. References: