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Conyers told Levison that he would be interested in Levison's offer. He noted that his schedule has prevented him and Levison getting together and that he has not been giving the committee the attention it deserves. He also noted that they are holding a meeting at 9:00 AM on Thursday, June 29, at the Washington Hilton, the day after the Poor People's march. Conyers reiterated that he would like to review the committee with Levison because he believes it has a potential that all candidates are going to have to recognize, that they are being confronted with a serious national committee that is going to raise masanétiuewn éhnt mene A +h mer hn Pt i the Kinds OL questions that may not be raised ubless Vis, do it. cf. Levison noted he had talked to narrp<cctatonte” about the committee and that Belafonte is interested in it. He said also that he had talked to Corett ing about it in general terms and suggested that Conyers call her and mae ask her to join, \. Gar Indiana, was on the committee and Conye rs said he was “but that he has to be sure Hatcher is still with then. Levison stated that he talked with Hatcher at the funeral of” Senator Robert Kennedy about portant s kind of committee could be and that Hatcher is very sympatnetic to the idea. Levison advised Conyers that the names he thinks are first rate are those of Conyers, Coretta King, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier and Richard Hatcher. Levison brought up the fact that Conyers had mentioned to him that he might be interested in having a young man working in his office, white or black. Levison said he knew a young, bright, white man, a graduate of Cornell who took his Moaetarve warkr at Vata TIniuyvaraitu anda wha hace haan in teil tn FIGS VES WIN &Y 2GLD VWHEVEL OL, , Gh Waa I WO Cil ate Qe Se Mississippi and is very much involved in the cause. Levison added that this young man's father is wealthy and generous and has given 30-40 thousand dollars a year to the SCLC. He said SE ET -2-