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...
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...
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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of ...
Jan 15, 2025 · On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For...
Jan 13, 2022 · When President Bill Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act on August 23, 1994 (P.L. 103-304), the holiday was designated as a day of community service, interracial cooperation, and youth anti-violence initiatives.
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.
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 15, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 years. It’s the only federal holiday where you take a “day on, not a day off.” In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into law Congressman John Lewis and Sen. Harris Wofford’s legislation making it …
Jan 9, 2018 · When President Bill Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act on August 23, 1994 (P.L. 103-304), the holiday was designated as a day of community service, interracial cooperation, and youth anti-violence initiatives.
Civil Rights Leaders and King Family Mark MLK Day as a Special …
Jan 19, 2025 · Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration ...
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)