Charles W. Colson and Kenneth W. Clawson discuss the ongoing investigation into the attempted assassination of George C. Wallace. Clawson provides intelligence updates, noting that the FBI traced the perpetrator's gun to a recent purchase in Milwaukee by Arthur H. Bremer. Colson instructs Clawson to keep him updated every 15 minutes and to ensure any new findings are immediately relayed to him at the Oval Office.
On May 15, 1972, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Kenneth W. Clawson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-102 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-102
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Kenneth W. Clawson
Colson talked with an unknown woman in Clawson's office at an unknown time.
Request for a call to Clawson
Colson talked with Clawson at an unknown time.
Attack on George C. Wallace
-Gun
-Purchase
-Location
-Caliber
-Arthur H. Bremer
-Age
-Date of birth
-Residence
-Reports to Colson
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