The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the president of the United States. The Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal are the highest civilian awards of the United States. The presidential medal seeks to recognize those people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors". The award is not limited to U.S. citizens and, while it is a civilian award, it can also be awarded to military personnel and worn on the uniform.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday presented former attorney general Edwin Meese, who worked in the Ronald Reagan administration, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest..
From his humble beginnings in Panama where he started playing baseball with a tree branch, to later become the first person to be unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Yankees legend..
Mr. Trump bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Mariano Rivera, a member of five Yankees championship teams who is widely considered the best relief pitcher in baseball history. NYTimes.com - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com •CBS News
President Trump honored baseball Hall-of-Famer Mariano Rivera with the Medal of Freedom in a White House ceremony. The president called the former Yankees All-Star perhaps the greatest pitcher in.. CBS News - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, 81, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump in the Oval Office Thursday. West played for 14 years for the Los Angeles Lakers and then went on to.. CBS News - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
With Bob Cousy being awarded the honor in 2019, 34 athletes have been given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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President Donald Trump presented basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in an Oval Office ceremony on Thursday. (Aug. 22)
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As one of the chief architects of "supply-side" economics, theorist promoted the idea that slashing taxes drives growth CBS News - Published Also reported by •Reuters
With $1 trillion budget deficit after Trump tax cuts, giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to voodoo 'supply side' economist is obscene: Our view
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In addition to his architectural accomplishments, I.M. Pei was also awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 by George H.W. Bush CBS News - Published
What I'm Hearing: From outside the White House, Golfweek's Adam Woodard details the emotions that went through Tiger Woods as he received his Medal of Freedom from President Trump.
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President Donald Trump has awarded golfer Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. (May 6)
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Tiger Woods, who stunned the sports world when he won his fifth Masters title last month, received his country's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from U.S. President Donald.. Reuters - Published Also reported by •CBS News
When Tiger Woods won the Masters on April 14, President Donald Trump declared he was going to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and ordered his aides to schedule the event as soon as.. Reuters - Published
Tiger Woods received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump in a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden on Monday.
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Tiger Woods will complete what could be history's most illustrious golf foursome when he receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump.
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The president has long cheered on Mr. Woods, who will receive the Medal of Freedom on Monday. But he has also cultivated the golfer as a celebrity who could add a sheen to his properties around the.. NYTimes.com - Published
Awarding the medal is usually a months-long process. Trump made the decision within 24 hours of Woods' 18th-hole putt to clinch the green jacket.
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President Trump announced Monday on Twitter he would be awarding Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the wake of Woods’ Masters win.
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