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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.
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 ...
President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on Saturday. Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock Soros, 94, has been one of the most prolific fundraisers ...
Biden is third vice president to be awarded a Medal of Freedom and according to Obama he was giving the medal to Biden "with distinction," an honor given only to three others: Pope John Paul II ...
Saturday's recipients are the second group of Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees Biden has announced this year after awarding 19 others in May including former Vice President Al Gore, former ...
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
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
PHOTO: President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, to Earvin 'Magic' Johnson in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 4, 2025, in ...