Nixon refused to take further action, but Kennedy placed calls to local political authorities to get King released from jail, and he also called King's father and wife.
ニクソンはこの問題に関わることを拒んだが、ケネディは地方の政治的権威者に電話を掛けてキングを監獄から出すよう要求し、キングの父や妻にも電話を入れた。