, ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁released ▁a ▁previously ▁unknown ▁audio ▁t ape ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Record ed ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁break - in , ▁it ▁documented ▁the ▁initial ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁cover - up : ▁it ▁revealed ▁N ixon ▁and ▁Hal de man ▁had ▁conducted ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁O val ▁Office ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁discussed ▁how ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁F BI ▁from ▁continu ing ▁its ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁break - in , ▁as ▁they ▁recognized ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁risk ▁that ▁their ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁sc andal ▁may ▁be ▁revealed . ▁ ▁Hal de man ▁introduced ▁the ▁topic ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁... the ▁Democratic ▁break - in ▁thing , ▁we ' re ▁back ▁to ▁the — in ▁the , ▁the ▁problem ▁area ▁because ▁the ▁F BI ▁is ▁not ▁under ▁control , ▁because ▁Gray ▁doesn ' t ▁exactly ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁control ▁them , ▁and ▁they ▁have   ... ▁their ▁investigation ▁is ▁now ▁leading ▁into ▁some ▁product ive ▁areas   ... ▁and ▁it ▁goes ▁in ▁some ▁directions ▁we ▁don ' t ▁want ▁it ▁to ▁go . ▁ ▁After ▁explaining ▁how ▁the ▁money ▁from ▁CR P ▁was ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁burg l ars , ▁Hal de man ▁explained ▁to ▁N ixon ▁the ▁cover - up ▁plan : ▁" the ▁way ▁to ▁handle ▁this ▁now ▁is ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁have ▁Wal ters ▁[ CI A ] ▁call ▁Pat ▁Gray ▁[ F BI ] ▁and ▁just ▁say , ▁' St ay ▁the