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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.
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 .
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 ...
2024 Medal of Freedom recipients. Michael R. Bloomberg, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and three-term mayor. He revolutionized the financial information industry and transformed New York City’s ...
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Medal of Freedom (1945). It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Medal of Freedom (1945) .
The president announced the 17 recipients of the 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 1, and on July 7, he presented several of this year's honorees with their awards at the White House in ...
English: On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as part of mission STS-7. Her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy speaks about her life's work while accepting a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom on her behalf.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), two of President Trump’s strongest allies in Congress, will both receive the nation’s highest civilian honors for battling the “Deep ...