Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony
President Obama honored 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients in a ceremony at the White House. The honorees were Representative… read more
President Obama honored 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients in a ceremony at the White House. The honorees were Representative John Dingell (D-MI); NBC host Tom Brokaw; actress Meryl Streep; musician Stevie Wonder; author Isabel Allende; choreographer Alvin Alley; civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner; physics and electrical engineering Professor Mildred Dresselhaus; social activist and actress Marlo Thomas; Native American activist Suzan Harjo; economist Robert Solow; professional golfer Charles Sifford, environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy; and former U.S. Representatives Edward Roybal, Abner Mikva, and Patsy Takemoto Mink. close
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