Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 010-118
Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 at 11:07 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-118

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[0:01] Attorney General, Mr. President, there you are.
[0:04] John, with all your other problems, there's one thing that I want done, and I don't want any argument about it.
[0:09] I want you to direct the most trusted person you have in the Immigration Service that they are to look over all of the activities of the Los Angeles Times, all underlined, and they are to send their teams in to see whether they are violating the wetback thing.
[0:26] Now let me explain, because as a Californian I know,
[0:29] Everybody in California hires him.
[0:31] There's no law against it because they are there.
[0:34] Because for menial things and so forth.
[0:36] Otis Chandler, I want him checked with regard to his gardener.
[0:39] I understand he's a wetback.
[0:40] Is that clear?
[0:41] Yes, sir.
[0:42] I understand.
[0:42] Do it.
[0:43] Give me a report.
[0:44] Very well, sir.
[0:45] Okay.