President Jimmy Carter presents the Medal of Freedom Award to Coretta King, wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, during a ceremony at the White House in 1977. At right is Martin Luther King, Sr., father of the slain civil rights leader.

President Jimmy Carter presents the Medal of Freedom Award to Coretta King, wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, during a ceremony at the White House in 1977. At right is Martin Luther King, Sr., father of the slain civil rights leader. / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Monday, January 15, 2018 would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 89th birthday. His legacy remains strong. Nearly a decade after his death in 1968, President Jimmy Carter awarded Dr. King the posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. Producer Sean Powers takes us back to that day at the White House with an audio postcard.

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