
Martin Luther King Jr.


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Debates and speeches for H.R. 3706

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday: a day for national observance

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (H.R. 3706) debates

It will live on

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (H.R. 3706) debates
During these debates Helms alleges that King was a Communist citing former FBI head, J. Edgar Hoover's, files on King as evidence. He also requests that the Senate hold hearings to investigate his claims before they vote on H.R. 3706. Senator Kennedy and other rebut...

Remembering Dr. King

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (H.R. 3706), debate on amendments, and vote

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Text of remarks delivered by Sen. Edward Kennedy during ecumenical services in the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta, Ga., on January 15, 1977.

He had a dream

Remarks on signing the bill making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a national holiday
The speech of President Ronald Reagan in the Rose Garden at the White House on making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national holiday; H.R. 3706 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday bill was approved on November 2;