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On the recordNovember 12, 2014
In 1963, I stood with a lot of other people on the National Mall and heard Dr. King's speech in August of that year, 'I Have a Dream.'
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander recalls witnessing Dr. King's historic speech related to civil rights.

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