it is a start. all of us will be there to hear the president and some of us will also be speaking on the program along with martin luther king iii and his children. >> what does it mean to you? >> it means a lot. i grew up in the aftermath. i with us 13 when i joined in new york, the movement, the year he died. i knew his wife, worked with her and i worked closely with martin. but even in my early life i never dreamed i would see a monument to martin luther king on the potomac where lincoln, washington, and jefferson is. it's truly a historic weekend. >> and president obama's modern-day relationship with civil rights leaders, what is it? >> i think it's good. i think every president deals with the civil rights movements on the ground in their team. president obama works with a the urban league and the nacp and myself. kennedy dealt with dr. king and randolph. he's dealing with those in his