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May 31, 2017 · Nixon and the War on Drugs . In June 1971, Nixon officially declared a “War on Drugs,” stating that drug abuse was “public enemy number one.”
In England, The Guardian headlined, "Nixon declares war on drug addicts." Drug control efforts came to be commonly referred to as the war on drugs. [125] Facing reelection, with drug control as a campaign centerpiece, Nixon formed the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE) in late 1971.
May 27, 2024 · The War on Drugs began in June 1971 when U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon declared drug abuse to be “public enemy number one” and increased federal funding for drug-control agencies and drug-treatment efforts.
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Aug 24, 2021 · O ver fifty years ago on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared to the Washington press corps that America had a new enemy—narcotics. “America’s public enemy number one,” Nixon...
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May 26, 2022 · On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a federal War on Drugs during a White House press conference. President Nixon announced that “public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse.”. Nixon proposed an “all-out offensive” composed of a worldwide, bipartisan, government-wide initiative including a nationwide youth ...
Apr 2, 2007 · President Richard Nixon officially declared a "war on drugs" in 1971, two years after calling for the creation of a national drug policy. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Jimmy Carter...
1971 (June 17) Nixon declares war on drugs. At a press conference Nixon names drug abuse as "public enemy number one in the United States."
