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On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 864-004 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with John W Dean, III. [A transcript of the following conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, pp. 1-21.] [End transcribed portion] [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-037. Segment declassified on 07/05/2023. Archivist: MM] [National Security] [864-004- W001] [Duration: 30s] J. Edgar Hoover surveillance - Henry Brandon - British Intelligence - Joseph C. Kraft - North Vietnamese - Paris [Begin transcribed portion] [End transcribed portion] [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-037. Segment declassified on 10/24/2019. Archivist: MM] [National Security] [864-004- W002] [Duration: 10s] J. Edgar Hoover surveillance - Soviet Embassy - One- On- One conversation [Begin transcribed portion] [End transcribed portion] [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-037. Segment declassified on 10/24/2019. Archivist: MM] [National Security] [864-004- W003] [Duration: 4s] J. Edgar Hoover surveillance - Henry Brandon - British correspondent [Begin transcribed portion] [End transcribed portion] [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-037. Segment declassified on 02/01/2023. Archivist: MM] [National Security] [864-004- W004] [Duration: 21s] J. Edgar Hoover surveillance - Henry Brandon - Henry A. Kissinger - Documents - Henry Brandon - Years long surveillance - British Intelligence [Begin transcribed portion] Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:55 pm during the transcribed portion. Bull left at an unknown time before 4:20 pm during the transcribed portion. [End of transcribed portion] Dean left at 4:20 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dean, John W., III; Bull, Stephen B.