mr. isaac newton farris jr. and guests for joining us today. it is a great honor. earlier this week i had a privilege to join isaac and others to sign into law legislation redesignating the martin luther king jr. national historic site to the martin luther king jr. national historic park. the new law expands the area protected and historic sites for the future. generations of americans are becoming so important, and this is a great honor for us and a great honor to dr. king. today we gather in the white house to honor the memory of a great american hero, the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. on january 15, 1929, martin luther king jr. was born in atlanta. he would go on to change the course of human history. he decided to follow the calling of his father and grandfather to become a christian pastor. he would later write, "it was quite easy for me to think of a god of love mainly because i grew up in a family where love was central." that is what reverend king preached all his life, love, love for each other, for neighbors, and for our fellow americans. dr. king's

mr. isaac newton farris, deaf nephew of dr. martin luther king. [applause] isaac: president trump, vice president pence, and all assembled here, if my uncle were here today, he would say, what are we or what are you doing for others? that is why it was so important that my aunt chris scott king -- coretta scott king returned to congress 10 years ago and asked that the meaning of the holiday be changed. we did not want the king holiday just to be a day of hero worship. as his nephew, i think he was one of the greatest americans that we produced. but it should not be a day of hero worship. that is why the congress agreed with my aunt. it also made it a day of service. so, that we, on that day, as a matter of fact at the king center we refer to it as a day on, not a day off. not a day to hang out in the park or pull up the barbecue grill. it is a day to do something to help someone else. that can be as simple as delivering someone's trash or picking up the newspaper for that elderly person who cannot get to the end of the driveway. bottom line, you'r

mr. isaac newton farris jr. and guests for joining us today. it is a great honor. earlier this week i had a

mr. isaac newton farris jr. and guests for joining us today. it is a great honor. earlier this week i had a privilege to join isaac and others to sign into law legislation redesignating the martin luther king jr. national