Raphael Warnock: “John Lewis was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of…”

“Was he thinking that one day at the end of his life, the whole nation would pause to observe his funeral and there would be three American presidents there on both sides of the aisle. He couldn't have imagined that. John Lewis was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. That's not why he did it. I think John Lewis that day, and he covered in the humor. And Dr. King, by the way, used to laugh and joke about his own death as well.” (28:28–28:31)

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