What some call the "Sunday Mouse Circus" has changed little. For those unable to listen to the 1963 pre-march show some high points of 'some people say' sort of BS and the mandatory mention of C-O-M-M-U-N-I-S-T-S:

Lawrence Spivak, Meet the Press Staff - great many people think it's impossible to bring 100,000 militant Negroes into Washington without an incident and possibly riots what effect do you think will be the result to the movement if this happens.....what gains do you think you can make that can outweigh the risks you are taking and you are taking risks

Frank van der Linden Nashville Banner - although many in the march may think they are marching for (....)      the director of the march, the man Life Magazine said thought up the march, Bayer Rustin admits he was a former member of the Young Communist League and there is other evidence he attended as an observer of the 16th national convention of the Communist Party in 1957 and in the same year he supported reforms of the Communist government in Poland. Is he qualified to lead this group?

MLK - he has no sympathy for communist philosophy and renounced any connection there years ago, and he is not one of the chairman of this march,

Robert MacNeil NBC News - I was wondering how you are going to maintain the militancy of your followers after bringing them to such a pitch while still  keeping them non-violent?

Mr. Wilson Cowles News - while the Negro drive for equality is a justifiable movement, we hear the drive is pushing too hard, concern about the sit ins and incidents do you find this reaction of white people?

Lawrence Spivak - Mr. Wilkins there are an increasing number of people that think if the President's civil rights program is not passed by this Congress that there's going to be large scale violence in this country, do you think that?

Roy Wilkins - I don't hold to that, People who keep harping on violence are encouraging violence, the Negro has been disappointed before and has not resorted to violence.

Mr van der Linden   - the march seems to be a launching pad for new Party which will be the Freedom No Party, led by a Negro lawyer best known for defending Puerto Ricans who shot and wounded some Congressmen a few years ago. Are you in favor of an all Negro Party?

Roy Wilkins - I don't believe in a racial and religious Party and this is news to me too.

I do remember some of it on the evening news, as well, but the Life pictures stayed with me, maybe because I could stay on the page and read all about it, whereas the news came and went.  But even in black and white the impact was shocking.