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White House Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the March on Washington

… to make that promise an unblemished reality. No one was more eloquent on that day than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he said that he had a dream of …

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Proclamation 5691 -- National Civil Rights Day, 1987

… done to make Lincoln's promise a reality and to fulfill the dream shared by leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony, and Mary McLeod Bethune. The example of these Americans, and of so …

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White House Statement on the Report of Presidential Emergency Board No. 216 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute

… The Board, after considering the other issues in dispute, recommended the granting of the Martin Luther King holiday, an improvement in meal allowances, and an improvement in major medical and group …

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Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

… to are shared by us all -- the goal of a more just, more abundant, more free society that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., so eloquently spoke of on that day. In the last 20 years, great progress has been …

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… C37299 (01) 10/02/1986 … Trip to Missouri, Visit Martin Luther King Junior High School, Briefing on Project Star … Kansas City, Missouri … shaking hands … …

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Message on the Observance of National Afro-American (Black) History Month, February 1986

… and unexplored pages. It reached a memorable milestone this very year when the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., became a Federal holiday. This new Federal holiday celebrates more than the faith, …

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… C18042 (01) 11/02/1983 … Signing Ceremony for H.R. 3706, making birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national Holiday … Washington, DC … speaking at podium, shaking hands, standing … Rose …

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… C18048 (01) 11/02/1983 … Signing Ceremony for H.R. 3706, making birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national Holiday … Washington, DC … signing, sitting, shaking hands … Rose Garden … …

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… C18053 (01) 11/02/1983 … Signing Ceremony for H.R. 3706, making birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national Holiday … Washington, DC … shaking hand … Rose Garden … President Reagan, …

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… C12431 (01) 01/15/1983 … Reception in honor of Anniversary of birth of Martin Luther King Jr., Harlem Boys choir … Washington, DC … speaking at podium … East Room … President Reagan …

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