The Echeverría- Nixon Quid Pro Quo: The Mexicali Salinity Crisis and the American Presidential Election of 1972.

The article offers information on the negotiations between Mexican president Luis Echeverría Álvarez and the U.S President Richrd Nixon who played a crucial role in resolving the salinity crisis. It discusses that the underpinnings of the Echeverría-Nixon quid pro quo bring to light other issues that warrant further scrutiny; and mentions that the county's political environment thus left little room for Echeverría to hemorrhage more support.