Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-106

Nixon, Kleindienst & Haldeman on George Wallace assassination attempt

Monday, May 15, 1972 · 7:07 PM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsKleindienst, Richard G.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Conversation024-106 on Tape 24 (tape position 02:01:41–02:04:30)StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 7:07 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 7:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-106 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, and Charles Colson consulted with Attorney General Richard Kleindienst to receive updates on the investigation into the attempted assassination of George Wallace. The participants reviewed the status of the assailant, Arthur Bremer, and discussed FBI assignments regarding his custody, interrogation, and isolation. Officials expressed significant concern over potential public perception, specifically aiming to avoid any resemblance to the controversy surrounding the John F. and Robert F. Kennedy investigations.

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Hello?
Yes, Mr. Haldeman?
Yeah.
Mr. Klein, he's just on the line.
All right.
Ready.
Hello.
Hello.
Hi there.
Mr. President?
This is Bob Haldeman.
Yeah, Bob, this is Dick.
Yeah.
Here's what's happened up to now since the last time I talked to the president.
I've talked to Mark Felt.

NARA Description

On May 15, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-106 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-106

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:07 pm and 7:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Richard G. Kleindienst talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman/the President and Charles W.
Colson can be heard in the background.

[See also Conversation No. 339-3"O"]

     Attack on George C. Wallace
          -Latest report
               -W. Mark Felt
               -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
                      -Assignments
                            -Hospital
                            -Jail
          -Assailants
               -Number
               -Custody
               -Charges
                      -Assault on Secret Service agent and Wallace
                      -Statutory justification
                      -Henry E. Petersen
                            -Instructions for seclusion
          -FBI
               -Felt's assignments
          -Assailants
               -Custody
                      -Transfer
               -Reports
                      -Interviews
          -Arthur H. Bremer

               -Interviews
               -Location
          -Later reports
          -Assailants
               -Isolation
                      -Reasons
               -Identity
               -Press reports
                      -Compared with John F. and Robert F. Kennedy assassinations
                           -Appearance of cover-up

Also recorded on May 15, 1972

  • 024-095 6:45 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and James J. Rowley talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:07 pm.
  • 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.
  • 024-102 7:07 PM · 56 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-106, 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/024-106 (accessed October 9, 2026).