President Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, and Charles Colson discuss the investigation into the shooting of George Wallace, focusing on jurisdictional authority to involve the FBI. Nixon expresses a deep distrust of the Secret Service and directs that the FBI be ordered to take the lead in the investigation based on the federal nature of the victims. The participants explore legal justifications for this federal oversight, specifically citing the status of the officials targeted in the attack.
On May 15, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-096 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-96 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 7:07 pm Location: White House Telephone H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-3D] Request for a call to Richard G. Kleindienst Haldeman conferred with the President and Charles W. Colson at an unknown time. [See Conversation No. 339-3]
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