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Conversation 024-125

TapeTape 24StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 9:25 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 9:27 PMTape start time02:28:30Tape end time02:30:46ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ehrlichman, John D.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Governor George C. Wallace by Arthur Bremer. Nixon expresses intense concern regarding the FBI's handling of the investigation, drawing explicit parallels to the perceived failures of the John F. Kennedy assassination inquiry. The two coordinate efforts to maintain White House oversight of the federal investigation and the subsequent psychiatric and legal proceedings involving Bremer.

George Wallace assassination attemptArthur BremerFBIW. Mark FeltJFK assassination investigationWhite House oversight
AudioNARA Description

On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-125 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-125

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: 9:25 pm - 9:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

[See also Conversation No. 339-14]

     Attack on George C. Wallace
          -Arthur H. Bremer
               -W. Mark Felt's report
                     -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
               -Arraignment
               -Custody
               -Attorney
                     -Appointment
               -Age
               -Mental state
               -Writings in apartment
                     -Secret Service
               -Psychiatric exam
                     -Report
                     -Surveillance
               -The President's concern
                     -John F. Kennedy assassination investigation
                           -Handling
               -Investigation
                     -Control
                           -The President and Felt
                           -Reports
               -Attorney for Bremer
                     -Felt's opinion
                     -Interrogation
                     -Appointment
               -Arraignment
               -Custody
               -Attorney
                     -Appointment
Transcript

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