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Richard Nixon: DRUG abuse--as I said 7 months ago--is America's 'public enemy number one.'

On the recordJanuary 27, 1972
DRUG abuse--as I said 7 months ago--is America's 'public enemy number one.'
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Statement on Establishing the Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement.

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