Bill Signing

The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for decades.

From 1983, Dan Rather's profile of Jesse Jackson and a look at his 1984 presidential campaign.

From August 3, 2000, President Clinton awards Jesse Jackson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

From November 5, 2008, Jesse Jackson's reaction to Barack Obama's presidential election victory the previous night.

From January 4, 1984, the "CBS Evening News" reports on Jesse Jackson's successful effort to secure the release of Lt. Robert Goodman from Syria after a month in captivity.