Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-116
Nixon phone call with Felt on George Wallace and Arthur H. Bremer
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 8:15 PM–8:18 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and FBI Associate Director W. Mark Felt discussed the status of the investigation into the attempted assassination of Governor George Wallace by Arthur H. Bremer. They reviewed evidence recovered from Bremer's apartment, including his writings, and examined the suspect's background, including prior arrests. The President emphasized the need for a thorough investigation, specifically drawing parallels to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and sought updates on the identification and containment of potential accomplices.
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, W. Mark Felt and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 8:15 pm to 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-116
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: 8:15 pm - 8:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
W. Mark Felt talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 339-5A]
Attack on George C. Wallace
-Arthur H. Bremer
-Physical condition
-The President’s view
-Psychiatrist's examination
-Investigation
-Report since talk with Charles W. Colson
-Search of apartment
-Writings
-Assailants
-Suspects
-Release
-Bremer
-Investigation
-Compared with John F. Kennedy assassination
-The President’s view
-Follow-up on Wallace shooting
-Identification
-Previous arrest
-Charge
-Fine
-Investigation
-Orders
-ResponsibilityAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
- 024-117 8:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 024-118 8:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 024-119 8:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 024-120 8:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 339-006 8:18 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 339-007 8:18 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 339-008 8:18 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 339-009 8:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-116, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-116 (accessed October 9, 2026).