Medal of Freedom

WATCH: Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison Honored Among 'America's Very Best'

NBC Nightly News | Posted 05.30.2012

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Post50 favorites singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, author Toni Morrison, and Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State, were among the 13 hon...

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PHOTO: Obama Presents Bob Dylan With Medal Of Freedom

Posted 05.29.2012

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Legendary musician Bob Dylan visited the White House on Tuesday to receive the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Dylan released h...

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President Obama's Medal for Karski Shines Light on Poland's Real World War II Record

Alex Storozynski | Posted 05.29.2012

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After escaping Soviet imprisonment and being savagely tortured by the Gestapo, Karski risked his life to sneak past German guards into the ghetto to see how the Nazis were abusing Jews. Karski then disguised himself as a Ukrainian guard to visit a transfer station that sorted Jews on their way to the death camps.

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Obama Honors Medal Of Freedom Recipients

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 05.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to...

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Obama Awarding Big Honor

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

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WASHINGTON — The first female secretary of state, a former astronaut, and a musical pioneer are among this year's recipients of the Medal of Fre...

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Playing Politics With Presidential Medals

David Macaray | Posted 02.18.2012

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David Macaray

The day will surely come when some future president awards the Medal of Freedom to George W. Bush. It will happen. But why on earth would an ex-president need the same medal that Richard Petty got?

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Former Secretary Of State Warren Christopher Passes Away

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 19, 2011 7:43:00 AM WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia ...

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Tuesday at the White House

George Mitrovich | Posted 05.25.2011

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I went to the White House Tuesday for the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring 15 people, from Warren Buffet to George Herbert Walker Bush; from Stan Musial to Bill Russell; from Maya Angelou to Yo-Yo Ma.

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Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipients

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama handed out the Presidential Medals of Freedom today, one of the highest civillian awards in the United States. The award, which is ...

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Obama To Honor Medal Of Freedom Recipients

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Rep. John Lewis has been to the White House on many occasions, but Tuesday's visit truly was unique. An "impossible dream," as the ...

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Joe Paterno Nominated For Medal Of Freedom

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has been nominated for the highest civilian award in the country. Congressmen includ...

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AIPAC's Proxy War on Obama

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite the harshness of the AIPAC and ADL attacks, and the hurt, no doubt, they have brought to Mary Robinson, I am convinced that this entire episode had less to do with her than it does with the President.

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ReThinking The Times of Harvey Milk: You Earned Your Medal, and a Lot More

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama is awarding a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom -- the nation's highest civilian honor -- to Harvey Milk.

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Bush Chooses Uribe, Blair, Howard For Medal Of Freedom

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush is giving the nation's highest civilian award to three foreign leaders who have been among his most loyal ...

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