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infuriated many of the reform or liberal Democrats, and other liberal Democrats, and polarized what should have been her natural constituency under other circumstances. Now, am I correct in drawing the inference from what you said about. Hilton that the way he conducted his campaign both in the primary, and then when the vacancy occurred did not polarize the Harlem constituency, did it? Certainly, not to any marked degree.

No, it didn't polarize it but it didn't bring around support from those who weren't supporting him. But people were asking him to go and talk with Rangel and Dinkins and what not. He refused to on the grounds that that wasn't going to change their position. They had made up their minds and he was not going to appear to be supplicating. Even if he thought it would change their position he didn't want to. He said he'd rather lose than beg them for their support. I don't think that's polarizing. That just tells you something about him.

There was also an election in New Jersey. I don't know whether you followed certain aspects of Governor [Tom] Kean's campaign.

Sure.

But my specific question to you is, were you aware that Coretta Scott King was going to come to New Jersey and announce her support for the re-election of the Republican governor?