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Page 12 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1974 Nixon wanted reassurance ORGANIZATIONS Space in the AGGIELAND YEARBOOK may now be purchased from 8*5 in the Reed McDonald Building Room 216. Deadline November 15. Watergate tapes played at trial WASHINGTON (AP) — Con fronted with the realization that the Watergate scandal was about to break open, Richard M. Nixon sought assurances from John Dean that he would not be hurt by what Dean was telling prosecutors. Dean, former White House counsel, was on the witness stand in the Watergate cover-up trial for the fifth day as prosecutors played the tape of a meeting Dean had with Nixon on April 16, 1973, 10 months after the June 17, 1972, Watergate breakin. Defense attorneys, who began their cross-examination later in the day, had pressed for playing of the tape. In it Dean tells Nixon: T think you’re still five steps ahead of what will ever emerge publicly.’’ Earlier Dean had testified that he met reluctantly on March 28 with John N. Mitchell and Jeb Stuart Magruder, once the top two officials of Nixon’s re-election committee. He said he asked Mitchell what had happened between the Feb. 4, 1972, meeting when Mitchell re jected a political espionage plan and June when re-election committee burglars broke into Democratic Party headquarters. “All I ve ever been able to do is to put the pieces together from tidbits that the plan was approved later but in a way that it wouldn’t be traced to the committee,” Dean recalled tel ling Mitchell. OPEN MON THRU SAT 9:30-9:30 WED., THURS., FRI., SAT. AUTO DISCOUNTS KM 200 BLACKWALLS 2 RUES POLYESTER CORD + 2 FIBERGLASS BELTS Reg. 26.77 C78xl3 SIZES REG. SALE F.E.T. C78xl4 27.77 25.00 2.17 E78x14 29.77 26.00 2.33 F78x14 30.77 27.00 2.50 G78x 14 32.77 29.00 2.67 G78x 15 2.74 H78xl4 33.77 31.00 2.92 H78x15 2.97 $ 24 Ea. 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Dean said that near the end of March he hired a criminal lawyer and first met with prosecutors on April 8. He said he told Haldeman what he had done and received the reply, “John, you ought to think about that because once the toothpaste is out of continued your investigation t;( so forth. The President went ahJ investigated in his own way, wlJ have done.” ASHING’ In response Dean said, “H, you’re in front now...And yo^ Lholder rest assured everything Ido,1 Lh.no keep you as far as— » 1 But Nixon said, “No, I don't J I the tube, it’s awfully hard to get it back in. ” Dean said that on April 15, 1973, he told Nixon, “I didn’t think my having gone to the prosecutors was an act of disloyalty, that the best way for me to handle it was to tell what 1 know.” The White House said no tape recording of that conversation was made because the recording inachine filled up in early afternoon. Nixon that day was told of the full involvement of his aides in the scandal by Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst and assistant Atty. Gen. Henry E. Petersen. I year, . „.,_Upssion that. Understand? When IaKin 197 Don’t lie' about me either.'' ItedTues Dean: “No, I won't, sir.. c itiz President: “ “Cause I thinkl'iMnd that done the right thing, but I waj u ps as la want you to do it. . . Ifyoufeell Jizatio. done the right thing ... I thinlolf country is entitled to know it. &J cause: were talking about the pr J deucy here.” In asking for the resignationiJ ters, Nixon told Dean, “If wek: to use these things—I pray tod we don’t—’Cause you guys dJ deserve it. You don’t deserveif On April 30, Haldeman andElJ lichman resigned and Dean fired. Earlier in the taped converatj Dean and the President discuss., how to handle the disclosure tla| White House aides were involved J the Watergate cover-up. “ Don't you agree with me that'-I President should make the first J nouncement and not the Justitl Department?’Nixon asked. “Yes, I do,” said Dean. Dean met with Nixon again the following day and the President asked him to sign two versions of a resignation letter to be used if Dean was charged with a crime. Dean re fused saying he wanted to write his own letter and that Haldeman and Ehrlichman should also submit theirs. The jury heard Nixon telling Dean: “Oh hell. I’m going to maketkl announcement with regard to ruder, too,’’ Nixon said. “Ck| Damn it, it's our campaign .. triggered this whole thing." And then Nixon said toDeanthl he helped trigger it and the cowl replied, "It’s because I triggereill put everybody’s feet to thefirel*| cause it just had to stop.” Said Nixon: “That’s right. 1«| put Magruder s feet to the fire”anil asked “what got Magruder to talHl You re to say to the prosecutors T told the President about this. I told the President first there was no involvement in the White House . . . and the President said ‘Look, I want to get to the bottom of this thing, period. See what I’m driving at—not just the White House. You As Dean hesitated, Nixon said. 1| would like to take the credit." Magruder actually had preceddl Dean to the U.S. attorney’s offictl relating his part in the hreak-inani| cover-up. Dean and Magruder boll pleaded guilty to conspiracy chaijJ and Ixith are in prison. WE SERVICE ALL JAPANESE-MADE VEHICLES Official State Inspection Center HARRY DISHMAN MAZDA 1912 Texas Ave. (next to water tower) 846-3316 PLANT MART Many Opening Specials Through Next Sunday Register for Free Prizes 313-B College Main 846-5689 Open Monday-Saturday 10-6 Sunday Noon-6 AGGIE CINEMA presents A CLASSIC FILM EAST OF EDEN WITH JAMES DEAN, JO VAN FLEET Rudder Theater 8:00 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 23 Admission 50c ANOTHER MSC ACTIVITY OF AGGIE CINEMA SlfJ PRO PRC sw PRO SV/i PRO m BEL BAE BEi BA BE 28 t Bl L"