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Washington — President Biden will grant nan Presidential Medal of Freedom, nan nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients, including erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, erstwhile Vice President Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.
The awards will beryllium presented astatine nan White House connected Friday.
"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that shaped America for nan better. They are nan pinnacle of activity successful their fields. They consistently demonstrated complete their careers nan powerfulness of community, difficult work, and service," nan White House said successful a statement.
It's nan 2nd clip Mr. Biden has awarded Presidential Medals of Freedom. The latest information of recipients includes honorees some surviving and deceased.
The afloat database of 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients:
Michael Bloomberg, an entrepreneur, philanthropist and three-term politician of New York City.
Father Gregory J. Boyle, a Jesuit Catholic leader and laminitis and head of Homeboy Industries, a pack rehabilitation and re-entry program.
Rep. Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat who has served 3 decades successful nan House. He antecedently served arsenic House Majority Whip and Assistant Democratic Leader.
Elizabeth Dole, who served arsenic a North Carolina legislator from 2003 to 2009. She was besides Transportation Secretary nether President Ronald Reagan, Labor Secretary for President George H.W. Bush and nan president of nan American Red Cross.
Phil Donahue, a journalist who pioneered nan daytime issue-oriented talk show.
Medgar Wiley Evers is being honored posthumously. He led nan fight against segregation successful Mississippi aft fighting for his state successful World War II. He was murdered astatine property 37 successful 1963.
Al Gore. The erstwhile vice president won nan celebrated ballot successful nan 2000 statesmanlike election, but conceded nan presidency to George W. Bush aft a weeks-long recount conflict successful Florida. He was awarded nan Nobel Peace Prize successful 2007 for his ambiance alteration work.
Clarence B. Jones, a renowned civilian authorities activistic and lawyer who helped draught Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
John Kerry, who was Secretary of State for President Barack Obama and nan Special Presidential Envoy for Climate nether Mr. Biden. He earned a Silver Star and Bronze Star for his actions during combat successful nan Vietnam War.
Frank R. Lautenberg is being honored posthumously. The five-term legislator from New Jersey is remembered for his activity connected biology protection and user safety.
Katie Ledecky has won 7 Olympic golden medals and 21 world title golden medals, making her nan astir dressed up female swimmer successful history.
Opal Lee, an pedagogue and activistic who pushed to make Juneteenth a nationalist holiday.
Ellen Ochoa, nan first Hispanic female successful abstraction and nan 2nd female head of NASA's Johnson Space Center. She has flown successful abstraction 4 times.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California made history successful 2007 erstwhile she was elected nan first female to service arsenic speaker of nan House. She made history again successful 2019 erstwhile she was reelected to nan position.
Jane Rigby, nan main intelligence of nan James Webb Space Telescope, nan astir powerful scope ever built.
Teresa Romero, president of nan United Farm Workers and nan first Latina to go president of a nationalist national successful nan United States.
Judy Shepard, co-founder of nan Matthew Shepard Foundation, an statement created successful grant of her cheery boy who was brutally murdered.
James Francis Thorpe is being honored posthumously. He was nan first Native American to triumph an Olympic golden medal.
Michelle Yeoh. The character last twelvemonth won nan Academy Award for champion character for her domiciled successful "Everything Everywhere All astatine Once," becoming nan first Asian to triumph nan category.
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- Katie Ledecky
- Jim Clyburn
- Michelle Yeoh
- Joe Biden
- Nancy Pelosi
- Michael Bloomberg
- Elizabeth Dole
- John Kerry
- Politics
- Jane Rigby
- White House
- Clarence B. Jones
- Entertainment
- Phil Donahue
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
Caitlin Yilek
Caitlin Yilek is simply a authorities newsman astatine cbsnews.com and is based successful Washington, D.C. She antecedently worked for nan Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a personnel of nan 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship pinch nan National Press Foundation.
