i'm here with harry e. johnson. were a major player in helping to bring this monument to the mall. >> this is a great feeling to know that dr. king is situated on the mall for all people to come and see. >> you helped to plan the dedication ceremony. >> feeling of exhilaration that we were finally coming together to make this project happen. it has been over 28 years in the planning to raise the funds and to build the memorial. after the earthquake and hurricane come up for people to come back is just great. >> the dedication had to be postponed. it was set for august 28, the anniversary of his speech. >> we had to postpone it because we did not want anybody to get her with hurricane irene. hurricane irene did not kill the dream. >> this is a beautiful monument. we will talk about the plan about how you wanted it to luck. we're live from the martin thinking memorial. this is beautiful on the air -- the martin luther king memorial. >> that is a great spot down in d.c. i still get chills when i hear the "i have a drea

harry johnson decommands a big salary more than $277,000 last year. >> that's ridiculous. >> people donatingoney to help out whatever foundation that they're working with not to pay somebody sitting behind a desk. >> charity navigator which assesses charities ranked it fourth. by this afternoon, there was a new number four. the memorial had been removed from that list. charity navigator told us the foundation supplied additional information and upgraded its status. but the c.e.o. does make $277,000. and some say worth every penny. >> that's what they ended up paying him? >> but it's more than just dollars and cents. how well a charity cares for its community and brings about change. >> we're going to take a final look at that all-important

harry johnson it did make $277,000, and some say he is worth every penny. >> what ever they paid him,t is here now. it is a stunning memorial. >> it is more than dollars and cents. how well he served the community and brings about long- term needed change are also things to consider when you cut that check. abc7 news. >>> i misread this story. the driver of the car and moped accident did remain at the scene. >>> finding the perfect gift this holiday season could take a little longer. >> time to get the heavy coats out. the forecast after the break. >> caps can have gone north to canada. so far roll tide. tebow will flag tonight. the best place for a vacation is mississippi. you mean louisiana. florida's where folk's want to be. alabama's got you all beat. no matter which ststate you choose everyone agrees the gulf is vacation at it's best. mississippi outdoors, louisiana seafood, florida beaches, alabama shoreline. so cowe on down to mississippi louisiana, florida, alabama. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. >>> a lot of smart people live

when you look at every single president, whether it's harry truman, lyndon johnson, they have walked't have nuclear weapons in iraq had nukes and was about -- >> you can debate the policy -- >> he sort of miseducated us on the middle east. >> the point is he did sit in the oval office and walked the american viewer exactly what his thinking is. >> but that's because he wanted to start a war. >> if 9/11 had not happened, that education would not have stopped. >> you did hear obama say it. we have to start rebuilding at home. that's the case he -- >> i'm only heard the domestic populism, so when it comes to the theory that barack obama is, after 11 years of war, is going to go on national tv and say, america, we are -- we have a problem with what's happening in europe and it's going to affect everybody, and they're going to go, no. here's who it will affect. >> you understand that's not true. >> i understand that. but it would affect goldman, ubs, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. i'm still remarkably sure that they don't like goldman. not that goldman is bad, but i'm just saying. >>> w

harry truman a lot of progressive president. wound up taking us to war in korea and his domestic programs were consumed by by by the war and then johnson sitting on my first job was not his press secretary i was responsible for much of the domestic policy civil rights environmental message economic policy and all of that and suddenly with the escalation of the war in vietnam in one thousand nine hundred eighty five i saw all those hopeful possibilities consumed by about by the growing ravenous may ends of the military for more and more money and more more and. roups and i saw all our hopes for bringing about a great society disappeared of the quagmire of vietnam it was a very sad time of grave and costly for those who lost their lives with americans and vietnam the enemies but it also represented a turning away from the possibilities of building a better society whole. if. very well said if we could move back. to the media for a second you are the bush appointed kenneth thomas as the chairman of the corporation for public broadcasting and apparently he was a regular critic of you on p.b.s. you said there are times when i was threatened