Bill Clinton actually said...

I encourage my fellow Americans to use this holiday, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to his spirit of service, not as a day off, but rather as a day to make a difference in the lives of others.

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Proclamation 7390—Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2001

01/11/2001

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