[Senator Goldwater]

"To my surprise, he called, and on King Day 1981, they invite James Brown to the White House"

To my surprise, Al, Reagan wasn't inaugurated until January 20, 1981, which would've been five days after when you claim to have met him and the Godfather of Soul in the Oval Office.

And I thought Tawana Brawley was a tall tale.

[LWalk18]

Didn't MLK Day start in 1983? I believe it was Reagan who signed the bill making it a national holiday.

[weegee]

Good catch.

I see that legislation regarding MLK day started in 1983 and the first national observance of the holiday occured on January 20, 1986.

[Revenge of Sith]

The Martin Luther King holiday was observed in 27 states and Washington DC even before the law was passed in 1983. I suspect that Sharpton got the year wrong since Reagan would've only been president for a couple of days if the meeting took place in 1981.