Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-026
Nixon & Sanchez on SALT and Alexander Haig
Thursday, June 22, 1972 · 1:45 PM–2:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
Manolo Sanchez delivers a sensitive document regarding SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) to President Nixon on behalf of Alexander Haig. Sanchez stresses the urgency of the communication, noting Haig's recommendation that the President review the materials before a 3:00 p.m. deadline. This exchange highlights the immediate administrative priorities surrounding nuclear arms negotiations during this period.
- SALT
- Alexander Haig
- arms control
- White House administration
- Cold War diplomacy
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Position in tape: 03:12:56 – 03:16:37
part B, 1:12:57
NARA Description
On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 344-26 Date: June 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:45 and 2:58 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:58 pm.
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Also recorded on June 22, 1972
- 025-122 12:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm.
- 344-020 12:15 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 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm.
- 025-123 12:56 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 344-022 12:56 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:56 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 344-023 1:08 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 1:08 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 344-024 1:35 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:35 pm to 1:45 pm.
- 344-025 1:45 PM · 11 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 1:45 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 740-002 3:02 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Bonnie Angelo, Frank Cormier, and Sarah McLendon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:44 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 344-026, June 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/344-026 (accessed November 14, 2026).