Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 76 › Conversation 076-007

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, International Seminar on…

Tuesday, September 21, 1971 · 12:17 PM–12:23 PM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsRichard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum;  International Seminar on Illicit Drug Traffic and Abuse;  Tartaglino, Andrew C.;  Belk, George;  Buck, Walter H.;  Warner, John W.;  Rivkind, Perry A.;  Rivkind, Perry A.;  Rock, Edwin (Dr.);  Hoffman, Ernst (Dr.);  Thirty, Andre;  Franç  ois;  Tomalty, Gordon;  Pruneau, Reginald;  Charles, S. T.;  Rogers, W.;  Spear, H. B.;  Hasland, Alex;  Ducet, Jean;  Gevaudan, Honore;  Reillac, Jacques;  Noquet, Michel;  Gemmer, Karl Heinz (Dr.);  Jeschke, Jurgen;  Vinale, Manlio;  Fariello, Antonio;  Kourayten, Hicham;  Saade, Antoine;  Wagner, Numa;  Grindhaug, Sten;  Krogh, Egil ("Bud"), Jr.;  Minnick, Walter;  Shepard, Geoffrey C.Conversation076-007 onTape 76StartTuesday, September 21, 1971 at 12:17 PMEndTuesday, September 21, 1971 at 12:23 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 076-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an international delegation of law enforcement and medical experts participating in the Seminar on Illicit Drug Traffic and Abuse to discuss global strategies for combatting narcotics trafficking. The discussion emphasized the transition of drug abuse from a perceived domestic "ghetto issue" to a critical international concern affecting the vitality of all civilizations. Nixon underscored the necessity of robust cooperation with foreign governments, specifically citing efforts with Turkey, while highlighting the role of the Cabinet Committee chaired by Secretary of State William P. Rogers in coordinating these intensified control initiatives.

  • Illicit drug trade
  • International cooperation
  • Narcotics control
  • Public health
  • Foreign policy

Audio

Download MP3 (part 1) · 113.0 MB ·Download MP3 (part 2) · 110.9 MB ·Download MP3 (part 3) · 90.6 MB

This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

NARA Description

On September 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the International Seminar on Illicit Drug Traffic and Abuse, including Andrew C. Tartaglino, George Belk, Walter H. Buck, John W. Warner, Perry A. Rivkind, Dr. Edwin Rock, Dr. Ernst Hoffman, Andre Thirty, Leon François, Gordon Tomalty, Reginald Pruneau, José Nieto; Esbjorn Esbjornsson, Jean Benoit, S. T. Charles, W. Rogers, H. B. Spear, Alex Hasland, Jean Ducet, Honore Gevaudan, Jacques Reillac, Michel Noquet, Dr. Karl Heinz Gemmer, Jurgen Jeschke, Manlio Vinale, Antonio Fariello, Hicham Kourayten, Antoine Saade, Numa Wagner, Sten Grindhaug, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Walter Minnick, and Geoffrey C. Shepard, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:23 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 076-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 76-7

Date: September 21, 1971
Time: 12:17 pm - 12:23 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

The President met with Andrew C. Tartaglino, George Belk, Walter H. Buck, John W. Warner,
Perry A. Rivkind, Dr. Edwin Rock, Dr. Ernst Hoffman, Andre Thirty, Leon Francois, Gordon
Tomalty, Reginald Pruneau, Jose Nieto, Esbjorn Esbjornsson, Jean Benoit, S. T. Charles, W.
Rogers, H. B. Spear, Alex Haslund, Jean Ducret, Honore Gevaudan, Jacques Reillac, Michel
Noquet, Dr. Karl Heinz Gemmer, Jurgen Jeschke, Manlio Vinale, Antonio Fariello, Hicham
Kourayten, Antoine Saade, Numa Wagner, Sten Grindhaug, Lucien Aube, Egil (“Bud”) Krogh,
Jr., Walter Minnick, and Geoffrey C. Shepard

[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

******************************************************************************

[This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.]
[National Security]
[076-007-w001]
[Duration: 5m 26s]

       Illicit drug abuse and traffic
                 -Supply
                 -Traffic
                 -Foreign business
                 -International organization
                 -US cooperation with governments
                         -Turkish government
                                  -Suleyman Demirel and government
                 -International scope
                 -The William P. Rogers
                         -Chairmanship of cabinet committee
                         -Special White House group
                                  -Domestic issue
                 -Ghetto issue perception
                 -Issue for all of society
                 -History of civilization
                         -Vitality and strength
                 -Progress

       Presidential cufflinks

******************************************************************************

The President left at 12:23 pm

Also recorded on September 21, 1971

  • 449-005 11:33 AM · 5 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:38 am.
  • 449-006 11:38 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:38 am to 11:40 am.
  • 449-007 11:40 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:48 am.
  • 449-008 11:48 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Paul G. Hoffman, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:48 am to 12:14 pm.
  • 449-009 12:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:17 pm.
  • 449-010 12:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 449-011 12:25 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth E. BeLieu, William E. Timmons, White House photographer, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 449-012 12:35 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 1:40 pm.

All 28 conversations from September 21, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 076-007, September 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/076-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).