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bread and butter letters already.

My feelings are summed up thusly: I want to be a force in American
politics for some years to come. I can't do it without some help in my
office. No foundation or 'regular' funding source is going to supply
it, so I must look elsewhere. In short, I need a sugar daddy who
will float me for a few years, at least until I get my own tangled
financial affairs in order.

I make a good living from speeches, but don't retain most of it.
I am slowly straightening myself out of that morass, and should be
on an even keel (how's that for mixed metaphors) in two years, but
until then, I'm suffering.

I know all sorts of rich people, Stewart Mott being the latest, but
none of them seem really interested in anything like this.

If you have any ideas in this vein, I'd love to have them.

Sincerely,

Julian Bond

Harry Huge, Esquire
Arnold & Porter
1229 19th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20036