“We have permitted the Stokely Carmichaels, the Rap Browns, and the Martin Luther Kings to cloak themselves in an aura of respectability to which they are not entitled,” assistant Larry Temple said in a memo to the president. “When Martin Luther King talks about violating the law by obstructing the flow of traffic in Washington or stopping the operations of this government, he is talking about criminal disobedience.… ‘Civil disobedience’ is a complete misnomer. There is no such thing.… As the time nears for Dr. King’s April activities, I hope the President will publicly unmask this type of
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