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Conversation 024-136

TapeTape 24StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 11:42 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 11:49 PMTape start time03:13:55Tape end time03:20:52ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.;  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., and H. R. Haldeman discussed the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt on Governor George Wallace. The conversation centered on the status of the investigation into Arthur H. Bremer, including concerns regarding evidence recovered from his apartment and the coordination between the FBI and Secret Service. Furthermore, the participants evaluated the medical prognosis of Wallace following his surgery and debated the political and physical propriety of a presidential visit to the hospital.

George C. WallaceArthur H. BremerAssassination attemptFBI investigationPresidential protocolMedical prognosis
AudioNARA Description

On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:42 pm to 11:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-136 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-136

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: 11:42 pm - 11:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.

     Assault on George C. Wallace
          -Charles W. Colson's report
          -Arthur H. Bremer
                -L. Patrick Gray, III’s evaluation
                -Political affiliations
                -Political leanings
                      -Support for Wallace
                             -Statements from family
                -Material in apartment
                      -Gray
                -Statements
                      -Plans for autobiography
                -US attorneys
                -Warrants
                -Investigation
                      -Secret Service
                             -Withdrawal
                             -Compared with Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President at an unknown time.

          -Dr. William M. Lukash's report
               -Prognosis
                     -Internal wound
                     -Bullet
                           -Removal
                     -Surgery
                     -Damage
               -Surgery
                     -Recovery

     [Unintelligible]

          -Lukash's report

          -John B. Connally's statement
          -The President's statement
          -The President's possible visit
          -The President's remarks in Blue Room
                -Television coverage
          -The President's possible visit
                -Propriety
                -Lukash's statement
                     -The President's schedule
                           -Camp David
          -Visits
                -Hubert H. Humphrey
                -George S. McGovern
                -Humphrey
Transcript

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