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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 ...
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 ...
Edwin C. Whitehead Award, National Center for Health Education, 1989; S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, Jefferson Awards, 1990 [9] Liberty Medal, National Constitution Center, 1990; Spirit of America Award, National Council for the Social Studies, 1990; Physicians for Social Responsibility Award, 1991
Obama said of Streisand, "She has collected just about every honor and award that there is — I couldn't believe she hadn't gotten this one." See images from the ceremony:
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. In 2022 at the age of 25, athlete and activist Simone Biles became the youngest person to receive the award.
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, chef Jose Andres, actor Michael J. Fox and conservationist Jane Goodall on Saturday in ...
Cheers rang out through the East Room of the White House on Saturday as actor and activist Michael J. Fox walked up to the stage to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden.. Fox is ...
In 2007, O'Connor was named a Gold Medal Honoree by the National Institute of Social Sciences. [20] In 2008, O'Connor was made an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William & Mary. [21] On March 26, 2008, O'Connor was given the Harry F. Byrd Jr. '35 Public Service Award from the Virginia Military Institute.