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MarP: a ‘ AUGUST 21, 1966. GREE faloo BY stu ert len? a igpa sthb SP . ae . . . ( * 7) . OPtIONAL FORM NO. Ie Se 3010-106 ey mat 1962 FDINON GSa Gt, atG, NO. 27 Tolson ————————~ JSNIFED STATES Got .NMENT wer 7, ae . Wick ————_—_—_——— wm tte wee wweweses BE ne ren ome a Contd: a \ i ‘ : oat ws Mr. Wiel [2/ DATE: 8-22-66 “bef D. C. Morrell/}ts We . fener t}. PP OMERR TIC } IBY Gondy — MEET THE PRESS epi FE BRD AOC pe tye CHANNEL 4 TV seit AS URGLASSND t f 7: Program was monitored and no reference was mad to. the FBI or the Director by any of the participants. a Martin Luther King, Jr., stated the rioting must en Ut demonstrations must continue as the latter serve to call attention = is. - and bring the parties to the conference table. Roy Wilkins agreec witl : Dr, King and noted that adherence to law and order is not a handic +. King felt the injunction issued against him in Chicago was unconsiiitic:: hut he would abide by it because he has been having discussions w.*A ho readers and real estate men and others of good will. He noted the :at: of the North toward the Negro, differed from that of the South in tat i: South the hatred of the mob was aided by law enforcement which i:: 207° in the North. As to the Civil Rights Bill, King felt it would not ch. “gc hearts of people but that the legislation would alter peoples’ habit: «1. attitudes which eventually would bring about the aims of the civil : ight: , leaders. King decried programmatic actian around nonviolent activity, . r : noting there was a difference between aggressive and defensive ncnviolence. : Floyd McKissick felt nonviolence was something out of the past and that ‘the Negro would not stand idly by when attacked although he believed in ‘nonviolence until he was attacked. Stokley Carmichael stated Negroes fighting in Vietnam are ‘ hired mercenaries because the military services intimate to the Negro “ that a method to improve his lot in life would be to join the military which " nece ssarily involves killing people. Carmichael noted that he would no- ‘ join the military and stated he was a citizen of the United States. He said : he would not go to Vietnam and he urged others not to go. James Meredith ~ took issue with Carmichael stating that he supported war in Vietnam but not the Administration's conduct of it. j00- ¥46050- “NOT RECORDED CONTINUED - OVER 133 Aus 31 1966 1-Mr.Wick |] (] : temas tafe 1 - Mr, DeLoach BGH:par (6) \ x‘ rire in F%- *~ 2439102 ORIGLIAL