Does I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

Hi, everybody. Welcome to Scoop, where you get the scoop on this week's news. And as we take a look at the week ahead, we're going to take a moment to pause and take a look at an important

moment from the past, which you will likely recognize in the words

that were just spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his famous I Have a Dream speech that

took place on this day, August 28th, in 1963. And every year, as we're preparing to mark this date

at Smarter News, because the speech is, again, one of the most powerful

and historic in American history, we learned a little something new and different.

And I'm reminded about the magic of this moment, which gives us something to think about and

reflect on today as we constantly try to leave room for the developing story, for the things that are not expected to happen.

We can prepare as much as we possibly can for any scenario.

I know this is a lesson I need to learn.

I can prepare as much as I possibly can.

And then something can change things completely and forever changed the course of history,

which is actually what happened in this particular speech.

Did you know on this date, although Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was present and expected to be present,

it wasn't entirely certain that he was going to speak.

And he did have some text sort of ready.

And right before I got on air today to broadcast this for you, I stumbled upon an interview with one of his colleagues, a speech writer, Clarence Jones.

And Clarence Jones was speaking to the Wall Street Journal in this particular interview about 10 years ago.

And he recalls what happened at this exact moment in this speech. And I want you to take a listen to it. It's about two minutes

long, but it's worth your time. I promise. Here's Clarence Jones. My role is that I had drafted

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