Ronald Reagan described African delegates to the UN as 'monkeys' who were 'still uncomfortable wearing shoes' in 1971 phone call with President Nixon, shocking newly released tapes reveal
Daily Mail
July 31, 2019
Ronald Reagan once described African delegates to the UN as 'monkeys' who were 'still uncomfortable wearing shoes' in a shocking phone call with President Nixon in 1971, according to newly released tapes.
The phone call came a day after the UN Assembly voted to recognize the Communist People's Republic of China as the legitimate government, and expel Taiwan. The motion, which was opposed by Nixon, was supported by a number of African nations.
Outraged with the vote, Reagan who was then governor of California, called Nixon to vent his fury and drop the slur saying: 'To see those, those monkeys from those African countries.'
Nixon then called the African delegates 'cannibals' in a subsequent phone call with his Secretary of State William Rogers.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Off with their heads! Shit, we can’t do that because they’ve both already croaked.
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