President Nixon dictated a memorandum to Egil “Bud” Krogh, Jr., tasking him with gathering reliable data on the correlation between marijuana use and subsequent heroin addiction. He directed Krogh to leverage research held by federal agencies, specifically identifying the National Institute of Mental Health and its director, Dr. Bertram S. Brown, as key sources. The President’s objective was to acquire concrete statistics to bolster his administration’s drug policy messaging.
On June 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 508-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 508-004
Date: June 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:55 am and 9:20 am
Location: Oval Office
The President dictated a memorandum to Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.
Drug abuse studies
-Heroin addicts who started on marijuana
-Federal agencies as sources of information
-Dr. Bertram S. Brown, director, National Institute of Mental HealthThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.