Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 345 › Conversation 345-014
Nixon, Buchanan & Sanchez on Capital punishment and Public policy
Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 4:35 PM–5:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the scheduling of his upcoming presidential commitments. Following Sanchez's departure, the President spoke with speechwriter Patrick J. Buchanan to coordinate the drafting of a formal statement regarding capital punishment. This discussion served to finalize the administration's public stance on the death penalty as part of the broader political agenda.
- Presidential scheduling
- Capital punishment
- Public policy
- Patrick Buchanan
- Manolo Sanchez
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 345-14
Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:35 and 5:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:55 pm.
The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.
[Conversation No. 345-14A]
Capital punishment
-Statement
[End of telephone conversation]Also recorded on June 29, 1972
- 345-011 3:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 345-012 3:50 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 345-013 4:35 PM · 10 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 4:35 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 345-015 5:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 6:00 pm.
- 345-016 6:00 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 345-017 6:00 PM · 3 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 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 345-018 6:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 345-019 6:25 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 345-014, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/345-014 (accessed September 30, 2026).