Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 345 › Conversation 345-015
Nixon & Buchanan on Capital punishment and Supreme Court
Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 5:55 PM–6:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Patrick J. Buchanan to discuss the political and legal implications of capital punishment in light of recent Supreme Court opinions. The brief consultation focused on the administration's stance and reaction to judicial developments regarding the death penalty. No specific policy shift was finalized during the session, which served primarily as a briefing on the evolving constitutional landscape.
- Capital punishment
- Supreme Court
- Judicial policy
- Patrick J. Buchanan
- Legal rulings
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 29, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 345-15
Date: June 29, 1972
Time: 5:55-6:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Patrick J. Buchanan.
Capital punishment
-Supreme Court opinions
Buchanan spoke to an unknown person at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:00 pm.
[Conversation 345-15A]
Capital punishment
[End of conversation]
Capital punishment
-Supreme Court opinion
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Buchanan left at 6:00 pm.Also recorded on June 29, 1972
- 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.
- 345-016 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.
- 345-020 6:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:54 pm to 6:55 pm.
- 345-021 6:55 PM · 9 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 6:55 pm and 8:27 pm.
- 345-022 6:55 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 8:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 345-015, 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/345-015 (accessed September 30, 2026).