Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-124
Nixon phone call with Colson on George Wallace and Assassination attempt
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 9:23 PM–9:24 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles Colson discuss the ongoing investigation into the assassination attempt on George Wallace following the shooting earlier that day. They address concerns regarding the FBI's handling of the probe and potential conflicts with the Secret Service's investigative efforts. The President emphasizes the need for careful management of the situation while monitoring reports on the shooter, Arthur Bremer, and Wallace's medical status.
- George Wallace
- Assassination attempt
- Arthur Bremer
- FBI
- Secret Service
- Domestic security
Audio
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-124 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-124
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: 9:23 pm - 9:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles W. Colson.
[See also Conversation No. 339-13]
Attack on George C. Wallace
-Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] investigation
-Control
-The President's concerns
-John F. Kennedy comparison
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Location
-Secret Service investigation
-Colson’s view
-Conflict with FBI
-FBI involvement
-Arthur H. Bremer
-Previous arrests
-Political activities
-Search of apartment
-Mental condition
-Bremer's political leanings
-Bremer's apartment
-Possible plant of documents
-Wallace
-Visits by Hubert H. Humphrey and George S. McGovern
-Visit by the President
-The President's Request for a call to Cornelia Wallace
-Timing
-Operation
-Length
-Completion
-Dr. William M. Lukash's report
-W. Mark Felt's reportAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
- 024-122 9:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 024-123 9:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 339-011 9:19 PM · 35 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 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 339-012 9:19 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 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm.
- 339-013 9:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm.
- 024-125 9:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:27 pm.
- 339-014 9:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:25 pm to 9:27 pm.
- 024-126 9:29 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:29 pm to 9:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-124, 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/024-124 (accessed October 9, 2026).