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On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-109 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with John W. Dean, III. The President and Ronald L. Ziegler conferred during the conversation. [See Conversation No. 419-34C] Watergate - Comments on agencies' responsiveness - Congressional access to Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] raw files - James O. Eastland - Judicial hearings - John J. McClellan - Joseph Valachi case - Harry Dexter White case - J. Edgar Hoover's policy - Public statement by the administration.