Conversation No. 659-5

Date: January 28, 1972
Time: 12:21 pm - 12:34 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Myles J. Ambrose, John N. Mitchell, Paul A. Volcker, John D.
Ehrlichman, Egil G. (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr., Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, Geoffrey C. Shepard, Mark W.
Alger and John J. Caulfield; Ronald L. Ziegler; the White House photographer, and members of
the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Introductions

     [Photograph session]
          -Seating arrangements
          -Signing of Executive Order [EO]

     Drug enforcement program
          -Significance of EO
               -Approach of administration
                     -Comprehensiveness
                     -Previous approaches
                           -Turkey
                                 -Heroin
                           -International effort toward supply control
                                 -Turkey and France
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                     -Customs effort
                           -Border stoppage
                     -Help for addicts, prevention
                           -Jaffe
                     -Law enforcement
                           -Treasury Department
                           -Mitchell’s view
                           -Ambrose’s responsibilities
                                 -New office
                     -Drug traffic
                           -Seriousness of crime
                                 -The President’s view
                                       -Law school experience
                                       -Heroin
                                             -Regional offices, grand juries
                                             -Effect on lives
                     -Need for enforcement
                           -Congress
                           -State and local cooperation
                                 -Peter J. Pitchess
                                       -Talk with the President, January 27, 1972
                                 -Frank L. Rizzo
                                       -Talk with the President
                           -Desired effect
                     -Prospects for program
                     -Jaffe’s support for policy towards drug pushers
                -The President’s recent public statements

Stephen B. Bull, Elaine (Miller) Ambrose, Myles J. Ambrose, Jr., Kevin Ambrose, Elise
Ambrose, Nora Ambrose, Kathleen Ambrose, and Christopher Ambrose entered at 12:30 pm.

     Introductions

     [Photograph session]
          -Seating arrangement

     Presentation of gifts
          -Tie pins
                -Presidential seal

     Need for tough drug enforcement
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                                                                     Conv. No. 659-5 (cont.)


           -The President’s appreciation
           -Death penalty

     Alger
          -Introduction
          -Office of Management and Budget [OMB]
          -Budget signing
          -Bureaucracy
          -Gift
                -Cufflinks

Myles J. Ambrose, et al. left at 12:34 pm.