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Jimmy Carter: Martin Luther King, Jr. was the conscience of his generation.

On the recordJuly 3, 1977
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the conscience of his generation.
Said by
Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Presidential Medal of Freedom Announcement of Award to the Rev. Martin Luther King, It., and Dr. Jonas E. Salk.

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