Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony
President Obama honored 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients in a ceremony at the White House. The honorees…
President Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom to 16 people. The 2013 recipients were women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem; former President Bill… read more
President Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom to 16 people. The 2013 recipients were women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem; former President Bill Clinton; talk show host and actress Oprah Winfrey; the late astronaut Sally Ride; for Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks; former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee; the late Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI); country music star Loretta Lynn; former Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN); cognitive psychologist Daniel Kahneman; chemist and environmental scientist Mario Molina; the late civil rights activist Bayard Rustin; jazz musician Arturo Sandoval; basketball coach Dean Smith; civil rights leader Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian; and appellate judge Patricia Wald. close
President Obama honored 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients in a ceremony at the White House. The honorees…
President Obama awarded 21 recipients the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. The award presented…
President Obama delivered remarks and awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and…
President and Mrs. Obama participated in a ceremony for the 2009 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Obama…