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
Inauguration Day and MLK Day falling on same day is rare. Here's …
Jan 18, 2025 · Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's...
Second Inaugural Address by William J. Clinton
Falling that year on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, two-term President Bill Clinton paid homage to Dr. King’s legacy of championing African-American rights during the era of Civil Rights.
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.
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...
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.
MLK Day of Service - clinton.presidentiallibraries.us
Jan 15, 1996 · In 1994, President Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act. The act established the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national day of service aimed at bringing people of different races and backgrounds together through community service.
The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 20, 2025 · The day began with Martin Luther King III placing a wreath at his father’s grave, followed by notable speakers. The congregation sang “We Shall Overcome,” people drove cars with headlights on, and a Black state senator introduced a King holiday bill for Georgia.
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 15, 2025 · The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor King in the same way.
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 …