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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.
"Presidential Medal of Freedom" Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, an article (undated) from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum's official website. Accessed August 22, 2009. "Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients", a list of recipients from May 5, 1993, through August 19, 2009, from the U.S. Senate official website ...
The Medal of Freedom was a decoration established by President Harry S. Truman to honor ... but presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy also ...
Nineteen individuals received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire donor George Soros. Four people were honored posthumously. Four ...
The Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded to 19 people this year, spanning cultural icons, politicians and campaigners. ... Established under former president John F Kennedy, the medal is ...
Established under the late president John F Kennedy, the medal is “presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States ...
In 1964, he received the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. [8] He was the first to publicly use the term "grassy knoll" regarding the assassination. [9] In the 1960s, Smith was a frequent guest on television interview programs hosted by Jack Paar and Merv Griffin.
In 2014, then-President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ... Ethel Kennedy attends a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on Sept. 20, 2016.