var brightcovevideoid = '2855932040001'; Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, both of whom rose from humble beginnings to become two of the world's most powerful and visionary leaders, were honored Wednesday by President Obama with the nation's highest civilian award: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The honors were bestowed on a day during which Obama honored the legacy of John F. Kennedy, who created the award, by laying a wreath at the assassinated president's gravesite as a nation remembers that terrible day in Dallas a half-century ago Friday. The day of tributes began at the White House, where Obama awarded the...
- 11/21/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton and Gloria Steinem are among the 16 recipients of the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom. The White House announced in a press release the people President Barack Obama chose to award the honor in its 50th year.
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom goes to men and women who have dedicated their own lives to enriching ours," Obama says of the highest civilian honor. "This year's honorees have been blessed with extraordinary talent, but what sets them apart is their gift for sharing that talent with the world. It will be my honor to present them with a token of our nation's gratitude."
In addition to the three names written above, honorees include Ernie Banks, Ben Bradlee, Daniel Kahneman, Richard Lugar, Loretta Lynn, Mario Molina, Arturo Sandoval, Dean Smith, Cordy Tindell "C.T." Vivian and Patricia Wald. Three posthumous awards go to Bayard Rustin, Sally Ride and Daniel Inouye.
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom goes to men and women who have dedicated their own lives to enriching ours," Obama says of the highest civilian honor. "This year's honorees have been blessed with extraordinary talent, but what sets them apart is their gift for sharing that talent with the world. It will be my honor to present them with a token of our nation's gratitude."
In addition to the three names written above, honorees include Ernie Banks, Ben Bradlee, Daniel Kahneman, Richard Lugar, Loretta Lynn, Mario Molina, Arturo Sandoval, Dean Smith, Cordy Tindell "C.T." Vivian and Patricia Wald. Three posthumous awards go to Bayard Rustin, Sally Ride and Daniel Inouye.
- 8/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Sixteen individuals were named recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom today, including media mogul Oprah Winfrey, veteran Washington Post journalist Ben Bradlee, former President Bill Clinton, and country singer Loretta Lynn. The award established 50 years ago by President Kennedy is the country’s highest civilian honor given to Americans who’ve made contributions “to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” Winfrey’s honor comes just a week before she takes to screens in the White House drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler. Also named among this year’s honorees: Baseball player Ernie Banks, Senator Daniel Inouye (posthumous), Nobel Prize-winning scholar Daniel Kahneman, Senator Richard Lugar, Nobel Prize-winning chemist and environmental scientist Mario Molina, astronaut Sally Ride (posthumous), civil rights activist Bayard Rustin (posthumous), jazz musician Arturo Sandoval, ex-unc basketball coach Dean Smith, Gloria Steinem,...
- 8/8/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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