Haig tells Nixon about the gap in the tape, but Nixon is more furious at Buzhardt’s oversight of not fully reading Cox’s request when it originally came in. When Nixon meets with his layers, Buzhardt can’t tell if Nixon is lying when discussing the erasure. They end up reviewing Haldeman’s notes from the meeting to try and fill the void. Upon reviewing the summary, Haig is convinced the missing minutes on the tape covered Watergate.