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"You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say."

— John N. Mitchell

January 1, 1970

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Remarks (overheard by reporters) in July 1969 after meeting with a group of black civil rights workers, who protested the Administration's action on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — reported in : — The Washington Post, "Watch What We Do," editorial (July 7, 1969), p. A22.

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Remarks (overheard by reporters) in July 1969 after meeting with a group of black civil rights workers, who protested the Administration's action on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — reported in : — The Washington Post, "Watch What We Do," editorial (July 7, 1969), p. A22.