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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 ...
2020. Joe Biden. November 20, 1942. (age 77) Scranton, Pennsylvania. Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. senator from Delaware (1973–2009) Candidate for President in 1988 and 2008. Delaware.
President Barack Obama awarded 118 medals, the most of any president, followed by President Bill Clinton with 89 medal recipients. [ 4 ] Two people, Ellsworth Bunker and Colin Powell, are two-time recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Colin Powell received his second award with Distinction, [ 5 ] while Ellsworth Bunker was given both ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday will award 19 high-profile politicians, activists and others the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the country's highest civilian honor, the ...
The silver medal was sold for $4.25 and the tin medal for $1.25. For years, independent medal makers would produce presidential medals to commemorate a specific president's inauguration. In addition, unofficial presidential buttons, ribbons, and badges were produced. All of these became increasingly popular once elaborate inaugural festivities ...
List of United States Democratic Party presidential tickets. This is a list of American electoral candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the modern Democratic Party, either duly preselected and nominated, or the presumptive nominees of a future preselection and election.
dean24.com. (archived - March 5, 2024) Dean Phillips, the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, announced his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on October 27, 2023. He was one of three major candidates who have mounted primary challenges to incumbent President Joe Biden; environmental lawyer ...
Campaign. Announcement. A Harris for President sign on a podium. On July 21, 2024, Harris announced her intention to run for the Democratic nomination,[48]and the "Biden for President" campaign committee filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commissionto change the name of the committee to "Harris for President". [49] Presumptive nominee.