Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush today attended a church service honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 20, 2003. President Bush issued a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Proclamation, and Mrs. Bush participated in the Martin Luther King, Jr. "Holiday of Service" kickoff at the MLK Library in Washington, DC. During the visit, Mrs. Bush read to elementary school children. Later, she and her staff took part in a service project at the library.

President's Remarks
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President's Proclamation
Mrs. Bush's Remarks

Nearly 40 years ago, Martin Luther King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. During his visit, he met with the President of the United States in the Oval Office. Can you guess the name of the president? To find out, visit Spot's Today and Yesterday Album.

Reading List
Want to learn more about Martin Luther King? Visit your local or school library and check out a book on this important civil rights leader. The following is a list of age-appropriate books from DC Public Libraries:

Ages 4-8
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and his Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

Ages 9-12
"Let it Shine! Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters" by Andrea Pinkney
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling
Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson

Teenage
Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers by Patricia and Fredrick L. McKissack
Black Diamond: The Story of Negro Baseball Leagues by Patricia and Fredrick L. McKissack
The Land by Mildred D. Taylor

Biographies
Young Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" by Joanne Mattern
Young Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Heroine by Anne Benjamin
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly by Walter Dean Myers
Benjamin Banneker: Astronomer and Mathematician by Laura Baskes Litwin