02/12/2001
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"They say Martin Luther King Day is not a day off, it should be a day on."
"Martin Luther King is a towering figure in the history of our country."
"President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Auckland, New Zealand to attend the State Funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary on January 22, 2008."
"I'm optimistic, I truly am."