To Julian Bond from Charles Roquemore, Telegram, 30 Aug 1968, with Bond's draft response

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM

1104P EDT AUG 30 68 AC504 K616

WZA467 NL PD WG WELLINGTON KANS 30 HONORABLE JULIAN BOND 162 EAST EUHARLEE ST SOUTHWEST ATLA CONGRATULATIONS ON MAGNIFICIENT PERFORMANCE IN CHICAGO. KANSAS STATE CONFERENCE OF NAACP BRANCHES CORDIALLY INVIT YOU TO ADDRESS ITS ANNUAL FREEDOM FUN DINNER TO BE HELD IN TOPEKA KANSAS NOV 16 1968 AT 7PM. ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE MADE PUBLIC APPEARANCES IN MANY SECTIONS OF COUNTRY NO ONE IN KANSAS CAN REMEMBER YOUR EVER VISITING STATE. FOR THIS AND OTHR REASONS WE URGE YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ACCEPTING OUR INVIGATIONS. YOU MAY CALL OR WIRE COLLECT DR CHARLES ROQUEMORE PRESIDENT 220 EAST KANSAS AVE WELLINGTON KANS FA 64691

Dear ........: Please forgive me for taking so long to answer your kind telegram. I am sorry but I cannot come to Kansas on the date you have indicated. My schedule is a busy one, and I am trying to limit my time away from home. Sincerely,

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