Exhibit 1008 ยท Presidential remarks
Remarks About an Intensified Program for Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
America's public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse.
Remarks after a bipartisan leadership meeting. Announces a new White House organization, asks Congress for $155 million in new funds bringing the year's drug budget to over $350 million, and says the offensive will include a new educational program.
- Source
- Richard Nixon
- Date
- 17 June 1971
- Quoted from
- Remarks, second paragraph
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-about-intensified-program-for-drug-abuse-prevention-and-control
- Accessed
- 2026-11-10
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit