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The Liberty Medal is an annual award administered by the National Constitution Center (NCC) of the United States to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom. It was founded by the Philadelphia Foundation. In 2006 an agreement was made with the National Constitution Center (NCC) that the NCC would take over the organizing, selecting and ...
He was the first recipient of the Liberty Medal, on 4 July 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [4] and that same year received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. [5] He is the third foreigner and the first non-head-of-state to have addressed a joint session of the United States Congress (15 November 1989). [3]
On July 4, 2003, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia awarded O'Connor the Liberty Medal. In her acceptance speech she stated, "one of our greatest judges, Learned Hand, explained: 'Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.'
Before 1963, the Medal of Honor could be received for actions not involving direct combat with enemy or opposing foreign forces and 193 men earned the medal in this way. [25] Most of these medals were presented to members of the United States Navy for rescuing or attempting to rescue someone from drowning. [ 25 ]
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Former President Donald Trump lauded a wealthy donor on whom he bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom as having gotten the "better" award compared to the top military ...
George Washington Medal issued in 1952 as part of the BSA theme Forward on Liberty's Team. Since 1949, Freedoms Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America have worked together, including with the creation of the "Price of Freedom" conference, a four-day residential program where participants interact with experts on current issues of citizenship, patriotism, leadership, and heroism.
The President's Medal, Emory University, 2015; Liberty and Justice For All Award, LBJ Foundation, 2016; The Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero of Panama, 2016; Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 2016 [16] Georgia Hunting and Fishing Hall of Fame, 2016
Bill Clinton presented Mandela with the Philadelphia Liberty Medal on 4 July 1993. Received Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award, Johannesburg, 12 May; Received Philadelphia Liberty Medal. Presented by President of the United States Bill Clinton, Philadelphia, US, 4 July; Honorary Degree conferred, Clark Atlanta University, 10 July