Title: President Richard M. Nixon Watergate Tapes "Cancer on the Presidency" with John Dean and H.R. Haldeman Speaker: Richard M. Nixon Delivered On: 1973-03-21 Place: Oval Office, The White House Subject: Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. Audio/Video Available: Listen Transcript/Log: View Transcript/log Description: The "Cancer on the Presidency" conversation: Dean recaps the history of the Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up for the President. They guess at who was responsible for setting the break-in in motion. Dean tells the President that the cover-up is "a cancer on the Presidency" that must be excised or his The "Cancer on the Presidency" conversation: Dean recaps the history of the Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up for the President. They guess at who was responsible for setting the break-in in motion. Dean tells the President that the cover-up is "a cancer on the Presidency" that must be excised or his Presidency would be in danger. Also discussed: references to blackmail, perjury; discussion of paying the burglars off with one million dollars. References: