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President Biden honored 19 individuals pinch nan United States' highest civilian grant connected Friday, galore of whom are Democratic allies.
The White House announced nan roster for nan yearly Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, pinch notable recipients including former Speaker of nan House Nancy Pelosi, erstwhile New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, erstwhile Vice-President Al Gore, and erstwhile Secretary of State John Kerry.
Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, who gave Biden a captious endorsement successful nan 2020 primary, besides received nan medal.
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President Joe Biden speaks during a run arena astatine nan Martin Luther King Recreation Center successful Philadelphia. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian grant — we nan group doing what we tin to guarantee nan thought of America, nan origin of freedom, shines for illustration nan sun to ray up nan early of nan world," Biden said of nan badge successful a video promoting nan latest recipients.
Civil authorities leaders are well-represented among nan recipients, including: LGBTQ activistic Judy Shepard, Juneteenth nickname advocator Opal Lee, lawyer Clarence Jones, and Mississippi civilian authorities leader Medgar Evers.
United Farm Workers president Teresa Romero received nan grant — arsenic good arsenic Catholic priest Fr. Greg Boyle, an anti-gang ministry organizer.
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Buzz Aldrin's Medal of Freedom presented by Richard M. Nixon is seen connected show successful New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Other recipients see long-time talk-show big Phil Donahue, Olympian Katie Ledecky, Malaysian character Michelle Yeoh, astronomer Jane Rigby, and erstwhile NASA Johnson Space Center head Ellen Ochoa.
The first American Indian Olympic golden medalist, Jim Thorpe, received a posthumous grant — arsenic did nan precocious Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey.
The only Republican lawmaker recognized is erstwhile Sen. Elizabeth Dole, who served successful nan cabinets of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
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President Barack Obama presents nan Medal of Freedom to then-Vice President Joe Biden during an arena successful nan State Dining room of nan White House successful Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2017. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
The Presidential Medal of Freedom was established successful 1963 by President John F. Kennedy. It replaced nan Medal of Freedom established by President Harry S. Truman successful 1945, which honored individuals who rendered important assistance to nan U.S. successful World War II.
It is nan highest civilian grant successful nan federation and is intended to admit "any personification who has made an particularly meritorious publication to (1) nan information aliases nationalist interests of nan United States, aliases (2) world peace, aliases (3) taste aliases different important nationalist aliases backstage endeavors."
Biden himself received nan badge from then-President Barack Obama while serving arsenic his vice president connected Jan. 12, 2017.
Timothy Nerozzi is simply a writer for Fox News Digital. You tin travel him connected Twitter @timothynerozzi and tin email him astatine [email protected]
