Two years after the Civil Rights Act was passed, Mr. Farmer was arguing for what he called "affirmative action." WFB suggests, and Mr. Farmer denies hotly and cogently-though not, as it would turn out, presciently-that affirmative action would almost certainly turn into numerical quotas. One sample: JF: "President Kennedy, incidentally, adopted the same idea. It's said that he stepped off a plane in Washington. There was an honor guard there to meet him. He saw no Negroes. He called an officer, and said, 'I see no Negroes here.' The officer said, 'Mr. President, no Negroes have applied.' He said, 'Go out and find some.'" WFB: "Well, one hopes he will find more productive jobs for Negroes than simply to make them stand parade for dignitaries."