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Nixon & Shepard on Drug policy and Report presentation

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Shepard, Geoffrey C.Conversation887-009 on Tape 887StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:12 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 887-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Geoffrey C. Shepard to receive a formal presentation of the final report from the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. During this brief interaction, the President acknowledged the commission's work and provided them with presidential cufflinks as a gesture of appreciation. The discussion served as the official handover of the commission's findings to the executive office.

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NARA Description

On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Geoffrey C. Shepard met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 887-9

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Geoffrey C. Shepard [?].

       Meeting with National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse
            -Presentation of report
            -Presidential cufflinks

Shepard [?] left at 12:12 pm.

Also recorded on March 22, 1973

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  • 887-008 12:12 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm.
  • 887-010 12:12 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond P. Shafer, Geoffrey C. Shepard, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Henry Brill, Jane Cooney, Charles O. Galvin, John A. Howard, Maurice H. Seevers, J. Thomas Underleider, Mitchell Ware, and Dona L. Farnsworth met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 887-011 12:27 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Michael J. Farrell met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:27 pm.
  • 887-012 12:27 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. Farrell, and Mrs. Bruce Bedford, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:32 pm.
  • 887-013 12:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Caldwell Butler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:32 pm to 12:35 pm.
  • 887-014 12:35 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, Oliver Delchamps, Jr., William J. Hearin, Jr., Albert Weiskopf, and Richard K. Cook met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 887-015 12:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 887-009, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/887-009 (accessed October 2, 2026).