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President Joe Biden awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 19 people on Saturday, recognizing a broad swath of luminaries across politics, culture and ...
Joe Biden (2017, as Vice President; with Distinction) In 2015, President Barack Obama stated that there was no precedent to revoke a Presidential Medal of Freedom, regarding the award given to stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby. [6]
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 ...
In choosing the 94-year-old Soros for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Biden honored a major contributor to liberal and Democratic causes as well as Biden's past presidential campaigns.
Awarded with Jill Biden [96] [97] Delaware: 14 April 2018: PNC Bank: Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service Awarded with Ronald Chernow and Henry Louis Gates Jr. [98] [99] District of Columbia: 23 May 2018: Freedom House: Freedom House Human Rights Award. Awarded with Robert Corker, Elena Milashina and Igor Kochetkov [100] Ohio: 11 July 2018
The union has endorsed Biden's reelection bid and backed him in 2020. 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
PHOTO: President Joe Biden, center, prepares to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, in the East Room ...
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 ...