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George W. Bush: Dr. King's dream inspired our Nation with what he called 'a certain kind of fire that no water could put out.'

On the recordJanuary 13, 2005
Dr. King's dream inspired our Nation with what he called 'a certain kind of fire that no water could put out.'
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Proclamation 7862—Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2005

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