1974 Press Photo Dr. Michael Hecker, tape expert of Stanford Research Institute

NBC News reported on Tuesday that Dr. Michael Hecker, above, of the Stanford Research Institute in California and hired by the White House, will not dispute the verdict of a court-appointed team of experts on an 18 1/2-minute gap in a crucial Watergate tape. NBC's Carl Stern said Heckler "expects to testify whether it helps or hurts the President, and now looks though it will hurt. This is a recent file photo.

Photo is dated 1974.

Photo measures 8 x 9.25 inches.