{"conversationCode":"015-030","tapeNumber":15,"conversationNumber":30,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-015-030","startDateTime":"1971-11-18T15:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-18T16:00:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Nov-1971","startTime":"10:59 AM","endDate":"18-Nov-1971","endTime":"11:00 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.;","description":"On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:59 am to 11:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-030 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 15-30\n\nDate: November 18, 1971\nTime: 10:59 am - 11:00 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 294-11B]\n\n     Research request\n          -Abraham Lincoln\n                -Civil War amnesty\n                      -Conditions","filename":["015-030.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:35:37","tapeEnd":"00:36:09","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Buchanan, Patrick J."],"prevCode":"015-029","nextCode":"015-031","transcript":[{"start":1.38,"end":3.98,"text":"Mr. Buchanan, Mr. President."},{"start":4.51,"end":5.83,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":5.87,"end":14.56,"text":"Do a little research for me, if you would, on the Lincoln amnesty and the Civil War."},{"start":15.34,"end":19.41,"text":"My recollection, I think, is correct that the amnesty, of course, was for"},{"start":20.5,"end":28.18,"text":"was naturally after the war, but that it was for those who fought on the other side, but not for deserters."},{"start":28.2,"end":28.5,"text":"Right."},{"start":28.82,"end":30.21,"text":"Now, check it and let me know, will you?"},{"start":30.23,"end":31.49,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon tasked Patrick J. Buchanan with conducting historical research into Abraham Lincoln’s post-Civil War amnesty policies. The President specifically requested clarification on whether these amnesty provisions excluded deserters. Buchanan was directed to verify the historical details and report his findings back to Nixon.","topics":["Abraham Lincoln","Civil War","Amnesty","Presidential history","Research request"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:13:48.788Z"},"topicSlugs":["abraham-lincoln","civil-war","amnesty","presidential-history","research-request"],"audioDurationSec":32,"audioFiles":[{"file":"015-030.mp3","bytes":766745,"durationSec":31.88,"bitrate":192424,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.618Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/015-030.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-030","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/15/conversation-015-030","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}