Community work and Martin Luther king day. We recorded his remarks in january 2003 in pasadena, california. It is about 50 minutes. [applause] first of all, i want to say how happy i am to be here in pasadena and romans primarily because this is really my inaugural booksigning if you will. So hopefully you will feel as excited as i feel about the first part of my book tour. Also, this is the very special time of year as we begin to reflect on my fathers birth, his actual birthday being january the 15th and, of course, celebrating as a National Holiday on the 20th next monday. So as we pause as the nation pauses to reflect on these teachings, principles and lifes work, i hope that we will all remember that the message he left for us is really truly rooted being our best selves. I always think of the fact that people compare my father to so many great icons, but i would like to think of them first and foremost as daddy. To me he was just simply someone i could seek refuge in. And i think
It is 4. 5 hours. Like sows everybody doing out there . It is a privilege to welcome you to a celebration and commemoration. On this day 50 years ago hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. It would defy not just the Civil Rights Movement but it reminds us of who we are as americans. What is the dream . Was delivered right here. Imagine what it was like to be here 50 years ago. Hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. There were rumors that coming here would be dangerous. There were fears that nobody would show up. In the end, it was a success because people believed in the power of standing for something. That speech by dr. King was not called, i have a dream. It was called, normalcy never again. It was about opportunity for all people. It was about looking forward to where we need to go as a country, which reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from 50 years ago. He said, the future does not belong to those w
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