From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., ... SOUTH BEND — The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh served as president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s niece has said he was a Republican, but the civil-rights leader's party affiliation remains a mystery to scholars.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "The Other America" speech at Stanford University in California, on April 14, 1967. Jerry Telfer—San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images Ideas ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., center, leads the dignity march on behalf of striking sanitation workers March 28, 1968. Rev. Henry Starks (right) clears the way for Dr. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy ...

Two other presidents had inaugurations on Monday, January 20, but they were held before Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a holiday. Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in for his third term on Monday ...