April 22, 1953

Mr. Lloyd Garrison,
575 Madison Avenue,
New York, New York.

Dear Mr. Garrison,

I believe I heard you say that you would be going to Europe toward the end of this month. Before writing you, I'd been waiting to get a copy of my Washington hearing to enclose, but a transcript has not come as yet, and I've recently written Frank Reeves again about it.

But I do not want you to get away without expressing to you again my very great gratitude for your kindness and interest, help and advice, which I shall certainly never forget. And if I can ever be of service to you in any way at all, I hope that you will let me know.

Whenever the transcript does come, I shall send a copy to your office for your files. And I have recently sent you an advance copy of my new Simon and Schuster book, "Simple Takes A Wife", which I hope may afford you a few interesting and entertaining moments.

I hope to get away to California early in May for about a month. I have an offer of some TV scripts for early summer, so must be back East by mid-June.

Dozens of nice letters from friends and fans have come to me from all over the country following the Washington hearings, and more recently the syndicated George Sokolsky column in which he asks me to forget that I am colored! Maybe copies of two or three examples of these letters might interest you, so I am enclosing them.

Again, may I say that there is no way of my thanking you for the great amount of time and thought and friendliness which you devoted to helping me. I hope you have a wonderful trip, and a very happy summer.

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON

575 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 22, N.Y.

RANDOLPH E. PAUL
ROBERT E. SAMUELS
LOUIS S. WEISS (1927-1950)
SIMON H. RIFKIND
JOHN F. WHARTON
LLOYD K. GARRISON
RUSSELL H. WILDE
MYER D. MERMIN
HOWARD A. SEITZ
H. RUSSELL WINOKUR
SAMUEL J. SILVERMAN
ALEXANDER HEHMEYER
ADRIAN W. DEWIND
CAROLYN E. AGGER*
LOUIS EISENSTEIN
MORDECAI ROCHLIN
PAUL J. NEWLON
FRANCIS W. COKER, JR.

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TELEPHONE MURRAY HILL 8-5600

ARTHUR J. COHEN
COUNSEL

April 24, 1953

WASHINGTON OFFICE
1614 EYE STREET, N. W.
WASHINGTON 6, D. C.

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 East 127 Street
New York 35, N.Y.

Dear Langston (and I wish you wouldn't call me "Mr."):

Thanks for your good letter and still more so for
"Simple Takes a Wife" with the inscription, which I shall
prize. I am taking both the "Simple" books with me to
Europe and expect to enjoy myself hugely and to grow in
wisdom as I read them.

One of the very real pleasures which has come my
way this year has been the chance of getting to know you.
Your handling of yourself before McCarthy and your whole
attitude throughout gave me a great lift of the spirit.

More power to you and the best of luck.

LKG:LS

575 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK 22, N. Y.

October 11, 1960

Mr. Roy Larsen, President
Time, Inc.
Rockefeller Center
New York 20, New York

Dear Roy:

Langston Hughes has sent me a copy of his letter of
September 30 to Time Magazine, protesting against a statement
in the October 3 issue to the effect that "Left-Wing Poet
Langston Hughes dropped in" at the Theresa to pay his respects
to Castro. I enclose a copy of his letter. I trust that Time
will promptly print his correction and will give it adequate
notice.

But I am writing to add further that I think it unfair
for Time to continue to characterize Mr. Hughes as a "left-wing
poet". Mr. Hughes consulted me at the time of his testimony
before the McCarthy Committee some years ago. At the hearings
the chairman praised him for his frankness and forthrightness in
describing the reasons for his early association with left-wing
circles, and his subsequent change of view. In his mature years

THE NEW YORK TIMES

P.O. Box 1573,
Lagos,
Nigeria.

May 1, 1967

Dear Langston,

Like a message from the North Pole, your December Christmas card wafted in on the mails today, to bring happy memories and cheer all around.

I will never forget our time in Dakar, although I can recall a few hangovers I'd rather forget with you and Yektushenko. One of the highlights was our lunch in that incredibly peaceful patio setting. What a meal.

The West Coast, as you can gather, has turned tragically inward ... coups, counter-coups, and now Nigeria seemed doomed to political suicide. This is the saddest development of all, although I must say I agree that there is precious little ground for continued unity here after the September massacres. If the East does declare itself independent Biafra, I hope the world and the rest of Africa gives it a chance.

Will be back in August for leave; am still negotiating a new assignment, and I wouldn't mind New York or a domestic post for two years. You feel so out of touch out here after 5½ years.

Any chance of seeing you in Nigeria this summer? If so, please let me know in advance so I can set things up proper-like. If not, hope to see you in New York.

All the best,

Lloyd Garrison.