Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-107
Nixon, Haldeman & Ehrlichman on George Wallace and Assassination attempt
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 7:37 PM–7:42 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman discussed the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt on Governor George Wallace. The conversation centered on the status of the investigation into the assailant, Arthur H. Bremer, and the coordination of federal law enforcement efforts led by L. Patrick Gray and W. Mark Felt. Ehrlichman received instructions to maintain tight control over the information flow to the President, specifically drawing comparisons to the handling of the John F. Kennedy assassination to ensure effective management and reporting.
- George Wallace
- Assassination attempt
- Arthur H. Bremer
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- W. Mark Felt
- John D. Ehrlichman
- Crisis management
Audio
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-107
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: 7:37 pm - 7:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See also Conversation No. 339-3Q]
Request for a call to the President from John D. Ehrlichman
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President between 7:37 and 7:42 pm.
Greetings
Attack on George C. Wallace
-Problems
-Reports
-Wallace's condition
-Assailant
-Age
-Questioning
-Protection
-Richard G. Kleindienst's recommendations
-Investigation
-Handling
-Ehrlichman's instructions
-The President’s view
-James J. Rowley
-L. Patrick Gray, III
-Ehrlichman's control
-Compared with John F. Kennedy assassination
-Reports to the President
-Ehrlichman's report
-W. Mark Felt
-Responsibility
-Arthur H. Bremer
-Protection
-The President’s view
-Interrogation
-Felt
-Reports to the President
-Frequency
-Control by Ehrlichman
-Consequences
-John F. Kennedy comparison
-Wallace
-The President’s view
-Understanding
-New York TimesAlso recorded on May 15, 1972
- 024-108 7:42 PM · 39 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-109 7:42 PM · 6 min — the White House operator, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and W. Mark Felt talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-110 7:42 PM · 48 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Joan Hall talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 024-111 7:42 PM · 25 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Kenneth W. Clawson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 339-004 7:42 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Kenneth W. Clawson, Richard G. Kleindienst, John B. Connally, and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:10 pm.
- 024-112 7:57 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:59 pm.
- 024-113 7:57 PM · 1 min — Richard G. Kleindienst and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:59 pm.
- 024-114 7:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-107, 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/024-107 (accessed October 9, 2026).