Press Telegram in Long Beach, California

Contradictions in Dean Testimony and Tape Transcripts

The account compares Dean's testimony of meetings with Nixon on February 28 and March 13 1973 with transcripts and tape records. It notes discrepancies such as eleven of the forty two conversations listed in a subpoena missing from transcripts and Nixon denying or dismissing claims about money to buy silence. The records show Dean recounting money demands, possible payments up to a million dollars, and discussions about clemency, with Nixon reacting variably and suggesting strategies. The piece covers multiple dates through March 1973, including Gray hearings, Plumbers actions, and attempts to influence investigations, while stressing that transcripts sometimes align or diverge from Dean’s narrative.