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cae a en hr ve ae aerate ate ~ -- PLE Fae] ay { - we Re: Martin Luther Ki of ” Racial Matters né ot ET he had to delay because of his travelling around the country. King is of the opinion that the article needg to be changed now in the light of President John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights message. King feels that the article which deals with the 1962 program of the Administration in Civil Rights, ian't quite as relevant now as it would have been prior to the Presiden'ts Civil Rights message. Levison asked King to bear in mind that what "The Nation" was presenting each year were King's observations about the preceding year so that it would be proper to confine this latest article to observations about 1962. Levison pointed out, however, that it may be too stale to be discussing only 1962 this late in 1963, and that nothin compels King to stick to the formula of only discussing 1902. Levison stated that he would obtain a copy of the President's message and send it to King with “any other points on it,” and although this would delay the article even more, it will improve the timeliness of it. King stated that the article does not need an extensive revision, but the message has to be mentioned somewhere. Levison and King then discussed the President's Civil Rights message. King said he made a statement after the message came out to the effect that "if we can get a significant break-through in voter registration it will mean a great deal.....in the total struggle, but it doesn't go far enough." King referred to the “schizophrenic tendency of the Administration, on one hand it appoints a Thurgood Marshall as a Federal Judge and then appoints judges in the South who are outright segregationists." King stated that "Kennedy has often said to me - that you can't get this through...There is no point in introducing strong Civil Rights legislation because you can't get it through." King concluded by stating that his contention is that if he {President Kennedy) would get out and really fight - crusade or it, it would have a stronger chance of getting through.” Levison agreed with King on this observation.