22 JANUARY 1965, page 24

Mr. President . . .

SYDNEY SMITH did not read books before he re- viewed them. He said it prejudiced a man so. Some political biographers might think of not writing books before their man is ready......

Personal Statement

James Baldwin reading from Giovanni's Room and Another Country. James Jones from From Here to Eternity. William Styron from Lie Down in Darkness. Bernard Malamud from The......