Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-102
Colson & Clawson on George C. Wallace and Arthur H. Bremer
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 7:07 PM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 56 sec
AI Summary
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.
- George C. Wallace
- Arthur H. Bremer
- Assassination attempt
- FBI investigation
- Firearms tracking
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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
-LocationAlso recorded on May 15, 1972
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- 024-096 6:45 PM · 2 min — 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.
- 024-099 7:07 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:07 pm.
- 024-100 7:07 PM · 3 min — Thomas J. Kelley, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm.
- 024-101 7:07 PM · 36 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Holly Holm talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm.
- 024-104 7:07 PM · 11 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm.
- 024-105 7:07 PM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm.
- 024-106 7:07 PM · 18 sec — Richard G. Kleindienst, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-102, May 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-102 (accessed October 9, 2026).