Bill Clinton: MLK would be ‘pleased’ - POLITICO
Aug 28, 2013 · Reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the historic “I Have a Dream” speech, former President Bill Clinton said he believes Martin Luther King, Jr. would be “pleased that America is more...
TRANSCRIPT: Bill Clinton’s speech on the 50th ... - The Washington Post
Aug 28, 2013 · Former president Bill Clinton commemorates Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial. (Video: The Washington Post) Former President Bill Clinton delivered the...
President Clinton Honors Martin Luther King Through Words …
Today, Washington DC Mayor Anthony Williams will present President Bill Clinton with the Martin Luther King "Living the Dream" Award for the President's steadfast commitment to revitalizing the District of Columbia. In the early and mid-1990s, the city faced a severe financial crisis.
Inventing authority: Bill clinton, martin luther king, Jr., and the ...
On November 13, 1993, President Clinton addressedfive thousand African American ministers at the site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ’s last speech in Memphis, Tennessee and, to open a dialogue on race relations, spoke in King’s voice.
Clinton: Martin Luther King Jr speech 'changed America' - BBC
Aug 28, 2013 · Former US President Bill Clinton has paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr, 50 years after the civil rights leader made his I Have a Dream speech. The US is commemorating the 50th...
Column: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son has a message for Donald …
Jan 19, 2025 · In 1997, Bill Clinton was the last president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clinton noted that 34 years ago, King had shared words at the other end of the National Mall “that moved...
Bill Clinton March On Washington Speech: Former President Honors Martin ...
Aug 28, 2013 · Former President Bill Clinton spoke Wednesday at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, noting how Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech "changed America."
May 2, 2024 · on of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a federal holiday. When President Bill Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act on August 23, 1994 (P.L. 103-304), the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission was charged with encouraging observation of the holiday as a day of community service, int.
The 1997 Inauguration
Inauguration Day, 1997, coincided with the national holiday commemorating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. President Bill Clinton's second Inaugural Address paid tribute to Dr. King's legacy by calling on Americans of all races, cultures, religions, and backgrounds to heal divisions and to become one community to face the challenges ...
Statement from President Bill Clinton on Martin Luther King Day
Jan 18, 2010 · Nearly half the world lives on less than $2 a day, and in America, searing inequalities persists in income, health care and education, making Dr. King’s message of equality, justice, opportunity, and nonviolence just as relevant …