Dick van Dyke announced his endorsement in the presidential race with a powerful speech he read at a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rally in 1964.

Dick Van Dyke, 98, endorsed the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Monday in a message posted across social media. In a video on YouTube, the legendary actor, comedian, and performer did not talk about why he was endorsing the vice president—instead opting to read an excerpt from a speech he delivered at the 1964 Multi-Faith Civil Rights Rally in Los Angeles with Dr.

Dick Van Dyke has endorsed Kamala Harris for president of the United States, by reading a speech he delivered at a 1964 civil rights event with Martin Luther King Jr. The Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star read the message which focused on how “hatred is not the norm” – which he said “means as much today,