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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(65,234 posts) Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:05 PM Jun 17

On this day, June 17, 1971, the war on drugs began. Well, Richard Nixon's version of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_17

•1971 – U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the War on drugs.

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On this day, June 17, 1971, the war on drugs began. Well, Richard Nixon's version of it. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 OP

"America's public enemy number one" oh the irony. twodogsbarking Jun 17 #1

twodogsbarking

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1. "America's public enemy number one" oh the irony.

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Tue Jun 17, 2025, 05:18 PM

Jun 17

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