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The Presidential Medal of Freedom is related to, but distinct from, the Medal of Freedom, an earlier award issued between 1945 and 1963 to honor US civilian contributions to World War II. At the age of 25, athlete and activist Simone Biles is the youngest person to receive this award as of 2022.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal.It is an award bestowed by decision of the president of the United States to "any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative," [3] and was created to recognize people who have made "an ...
Pages in category "Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 683 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former Secretary of State John Kerry during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House ...
President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, prominent political leaders such as former House ...
Ten Mississippians have been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom since 1964. The state's recipients come from all walks of life: Civil Rights activists, musicians, writers — and even ...
In 2022, Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and gun-control advocate Gabby Giffords. Biden knows how it feels to receive the medal. As president, Barack Obama
The original Executive Order 9586 establishing the medal specified "No more than one Medal of Freedom shall be awarded to any one person, but for a subsequent act or service justifying such an award a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the medal" [6] and bronze, silver, and gold palm devices were produced and awarded.