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His stand on many difficult questions will not really be known until he actually puts his ideas into practice. He gives the appearance of sincerity when he insists, despite considerable adverse evidence, that he will not weaken the federal pressure for racial integration. "Watch what we do instead of listening to what we say," he cryptically told a group of 30 Southern blacks who were protesting the Administration's new school-desegregation guidelines. Though Mitchell's image as the Administration's heavy may prove hard to live down, he may be somewhat miscast in the part. Some of his colleagues even claim that he can crack a joke and a smile—from time to time.