Ronald Reagan called African diplomats ‘monkeys' in call to Richard Nixon – audio

Ronald Reagan made racist remarks about African delegates to the United Nations, newly released audio recordings have revealed. 'Damn them, they’re still uncomfortable wearing shoes,' Reagan tells Richard Nixon, who erupts in laughter. At the time of the call, Nixon was still president and Reagan was governor of California Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub How America's abortion obsession was sparked on a conference call ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuw7cj2PvYQ Ronald Reagan called African UN delegates 'monkeys', recordings reveal ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/31/ronald-reagan-racist-recordings-nixon Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture