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Conversation 568-003

TapeTape 568StartThursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:57 PMEndThursday, September 9, 1971 at 3:03 PMTape start time00:06:07Tape end time00:08:07ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Krogh, Egil ("Bud"), Jr.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and Egil Krogh discussed preparations for an upcoming meeting with Raymond Shafer, the chair of the Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. The primary objective was to ensure Shafer could manage extremist commission members like Harold Hughes to avoid a dissenting report that the administration would be forced to publicly repudiate. Krogh planned to keep the meeting brief, utilizing a photo opportunity to acknowledge the Commission's work while also incorporating a session on the strategies of the Special Action Office led by Jerome Jaffe.

Commission on Marijuana and Drug AbuseRaymond P. ShaferSpecial Action Office for Drug Abuse PreventionPolitical StrategyDrug Policy
AudioNARA Description

On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 3:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 568-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 568-3

Date: September 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:57 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Egil G. (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.

     Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse
        -Krogh's memorandum
        -Forthcoming meeting with Raymond P. Shafer
              -Harold E. Hughes
              -Attorney General John N. Mitchell
              -Photograph
                    -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
              -Participants
                      -Jerome H. Jaffe
                           -Special action office strategies, programs
                 -Duration
                      -The President's schedule
                           -Swearing-in ceremony
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.

I know it is.
All we're trying to do now is to give him some ability back in the commission to keep some of the extremists like Hughes and the rest from going out and giving him a dissenting report or something that we have to repudiate outright.
The Attorney General's feeling is that we listened to him.
The fact of the meeting is all we need right now plus a picture.
He's asked for a picture.
And he just told me, he said, I know what the game is.
He said, we're just going to get a picture.
I'll go back to the commission.
I'll tell them, John, that we met, listened, was appreciative of all your press pictures.
No, sir, it's just all I have.
We'll just try.
There's no press picture that we planned for this time.
I think so.
I'm worried about the meaning of the reason to deal with it.
It should add up, but I'm totally set here to test it.
And Jerry will be here gently in case you'd like to say what we're doing in the Special Action Office, some of the strategies that are being developed.
So we had some discussions with operational programs as being a huge long-range policy work and planning related to those two, so we can discuss that.
And you'll cut the meeting off?
Yes, sir.
I'll do it in about 15 minutes.
All right.
We have a swerving ceremony and we have to clear the office for it.
So 25,000 people.
That's it.
We're good.
Well, it's terrible.
It's great to get it.
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