List of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

This is a partial list of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, listed chronologically within the aspect of life in which each recipient is or was renowned, though grouping recipients in respective categories is for convenience of the reader, as the award itself is not categorized by particular discipline.

Main article: Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded by the president of the United States "for especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors". Honorees are selected by the president or recommended to them by the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board.[1]

• Typically the medal is bestowed upon the recipient by the sitting president who has chosen them. However, the first recipients selected by President John F. Kennedy before his assassination were formally awarded by his successor in office, Lyndon B. Johnson.[2]
• President Barack Obama awarded 123 medals, the most ever, followed by President Ronald Reagan with 102 medal recipients.[3][4][5]
• Two people, Ellsworth Bunker and Colin Powell, are two-time recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Colin Powell received his second award with Distinction,[6] while Ellsworth Bunker was given both of his awards with distinction.

This list does not include those awarded the similarly named but very distinct Medal of Freedom, an antecedent award issued prior to 1963.

Arts

Architecture

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe	1963	John F. Kennedy	[7]
Buckminster Fuller	1983	Ronald Reagan	[8]
I. M. Pei	1993	George H. W. Bush	[9]
Frank Gehry	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Maya Lin	2016	Barack Obama	[10]

Art

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Andrew Wyeth	1963	John F. Kennedy
Willem de Kooning	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	[11]
Alexander Calder	1977	Gerald Ford	Sculptor and painter, posthumous[12]
Georgia O'Keeffe	1977	Gerald Ford	[13]
Norman Rockwell	1977	Gerald Ford	Painter and illustrator. Rockwell's son, Jarvis, accepted the award[14]
Roger L. Stevens	1988	Ronald Reagan	Theatrical producer, founding chair of the NEA, chair of the Kennedy Center
Walker Hancock	1990	George H. W. Bush	Sculptor, Monuments man in World War II[15]
Jasper Johns	2011	Barack Obama	[4]

Dance

Chita Rivera, 2009

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Martha Graham	1976	Gerald Ford	With Distinction[16]
Lucia Chase	1980	Jimmy Carter	[17]
George Balanchine	1983	Ronald Reagan	[18]
Lincoln Kirstein	1984	Ronald Reagan	[19]
Chita Rivera	2009	Barack Obama	[20]
Alvin Ailey	2014	Barack Obama	Posthumous[21]

Film & theater

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Walt Disney	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	[22]
Lynn Fontanne	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	[23]
Alfred Lunt	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	[23]
Bob Hope	1969	Lyndon B. Johnson	[24]
Gregory Peck	1969	Lyndon B. Johnson
Samuel Goldwyn	1971	Richard Nixon
John Ford	1973	Richard Nixon
John Wayne	1980	Jimmy Carter	Posthumous[25]
Kirk Douglas	1981	Jimmy Carter
James Cagney	1984	Ronald Reagan	[26]
James Stewart	1985	Ronald Reagan
Helen Hayes	1986	Ronald Reagan
Danny Kaye	1987	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Audrey Hepburn	1992	George H.W. Bush
Martha Raye	1993	Bill Clinton	[5]
Lew Wasserman	1995	Bill Clinton	[5]
Charlton Heston	2003	George W. Bush	[5]
Doris Day	2004	George W. Bush	[5]
Rita Moreno	2004	George W. Bush	[5]
Sidney Poitier	2009	Barack Obama	[5]
Meryl Streep	2014	Barack Obama	[21]
Steven Spielberg	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
Robert Redford	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Robert De Niro	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Tom Hanks	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Cicely Tyson	2016	Barack Obama	[10]

Literature

Harper Lee, 2007

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
E. B. White	1963	John F. Kennedy
Edmund Wilson	1963	John F. Kennedy
Thornton Wilder	1963	John F. Kennedy
J. Frank Dobie	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
T. S. Eliot	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Carl Sandburg	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
John Steinbeck	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Ralph Ellison	1969	Lyndon B. Johnson
Archibald MacLeish	1977	Gerald Ford	Roderick MacLeish, Archibald's nephew, accepted the award[28]
James A. Michener	1977	Gerald Ford	Named as James Albert Michener on the award citation[29]
Robert Penn Warren	1980	Jimmy Carter
Eudora Welty	1980	Jimmy Carter
Tennessee Williams	1980	Jimmy Carter
Louis L'Amour	1984	Ronald Reagan	[30]
Albert Wohlstetter	1985	Ronald Reagan
Elie Wiesel	1992	George H.W. Bush
Harper Lee	2007	George W. Bush
Maya Angelou	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
Toni Morrison	2012	Barack Obama	[31]
Isabel Allende	2014	Barack Obama	[21]

Music

Robert Conquest, Aretha Franklin, & Alan Greenspan, 2005

Frank Sinatra, 1985

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Marian Anderson	1963	John F. Kennedy	[32]
Pablo Casals	1963	John F. Kennedy
Rudolf Serkin	1963	John F. Kennedy
Aaron Copland	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Leontyne Price	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Duke Ellington	1969	Richard Nixon
Eugene Ormandy	1970	Richard Nixon
Arthur Rubinstein	1976	Gerald Ford	With Distinction[33]
Irving Berlin	1977	Gerald Ford	[33]
Arthur Fiedler	1977	Gerald Ford	[33]
Beverly Sills	1980	Jimmy Carter
James "Eubie" Blake	1981	Ronald Reagan
Kate Smith	1982	Ronald Reagan
Mabel Mercer	1983	Ronald Reagan
Ernest Jennings "Tennessee Ernie" Ford	1984	Ronald Reagan	[34]
'Count' Basie	1985	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Frank Sinatra	1985	Ronald Reagan
Vladimir Horowitz	1986	Ronald Reagan
Mstislav Rostropovich	1987	Ronald Reagan
Meredith Willson	1987	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Pearl Bailey	1988	Ronald Reagan
Ella Fitzgerald	1992	George H.W. Bush
Isaac Stern	1992	George H.W. Bush
Plácido Domingo	2002	George W. Bush
Van Cliburn	2003	George W. Bush
Aretha Franklin	2005	George W. Bush
B.B. King	2006	George W. Bush
Yo-Yo Ma	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
Bob Dylan	2012	Barack Obama	[31]
Loretta Lynn	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Arturo Sandoval	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Stevie Wonder	2014	Barack Obama	[21]
Emilio Estefan	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
Gloria Estefan	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
Itzhak Perlman	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
Stephen Sondheim	2015	Barack Obama	[21]
Barbra Streisand	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
James Taylor	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
Diana Ross	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Bruce Springsteen	2016	Barack Obama	[36]
Elvis Presley	2018	Donald Trump	Posthumous[37]

Photography

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Edwin H. Land	1963	John F. Kennedy
Edward Steichen	1963	John F. Kennedy
Ansel Adams	1980	Jimmy Carter

Business and economics

Alan Greenspan, 2005

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Clarence B. Randall	1963	John F. Kennedy	[38]
Frederick Kappel	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
John L. Lewis	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Thomas Watson, Jr.	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Edgar Kaiser	1969	Richard Nixon
David Dubinsky	1969	Richard Nixon
Henry Ford II	1969	Richard Nixon
Laurance Rockefeller	1969	Richard Nixon
Paul G. Hoffman	1974	Gerald Ford
Iorwith Wilbur Abel	1977	Gerald Ford
Tex Thornton	1981	Ronald Reagan
Juan Trippe	1985	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Walter Annenberg	1986	Ronald Reagan
An Wang	1986	Ronald Reagan
Justin Whitlock Dart Sr.	1987	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Irving Brown	1988	Ronald Reagan
Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr.	1988	Ronald Reagan
Milton Friedman	1988	Ronald Reagan
J. Willard Marriott	1988	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
David Packard	1988	Ronald Reagan
Friedrich Hayek	1991	George H.W. Bush
Sam Walton	1992	George H.W. Bush
Lane Kirkland	1994	Bill Clinton
James Rouse	1995	Bill Clinton
Walter Reuther	1995	Bill Clinton	Posthumous
David Rockefeller	1998	Bill Clinton
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.	1999	Bill Clinton
James E. Burke	2000	Bill Clinton
John Kenneth Galbraith	2000	Bill Clinton
Peter Drucker	2002	George W. Bush
Dave Thomas	2003	George W. Bush	Posthumous
Estée Lauder	2004	George W. Bush
Walter B. Wriston	2004	George W. Bush
Alan Greenspan	2005	George W. Bush
Gary Becker	2007	George W. Bush
Muhammad Yunus	2009	Barack Obama
Warren Buffett	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
John J. Sweeney	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
Daniel Kahneman	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Robert Solow	2014	Barack Obama	[39]
Arthur Laffer	2019	Donald Trump	[40]

Computing

Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, 2005

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Gordon Moore	2002	George W. Bush	[41]
Vinton Cerf	2005	George W. Bush	[42]
Robert Kahn	2005	George W. Bush	[43]
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper	2016	Barack Obama	Posthumous[10]
Margaret Hamilton	2016	Barack Obama	[10]

Education

Norman Francis, 2006

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Genevieve Caulfield	1963	John F. Kennedy
James Bryant Conant	1963	John F. Kennedy	With Distinction
Alexander Meiklejohn	1963	John F. Kennedy
George W. Taylor	1963	John F. Kennedy
Karl Holton	1963	Lyndon B. Johnson
Detlev Bronk	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Rev Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C.	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover	1980	Jimmy Carter
Margaret McNamara	1981	Jimmy Carter
James E. Cheek	1983	Ronald Reagan
Jerome H. Holland	1985	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Frederick Patterson	1987	Ronald Reagan
Hanna Holborn Gray	1991	George H.W. Bush
Antonia Pantoja	1996	Bill Clinton
Ruth Johnson Colvin	2006	George W. Bush
Norman Francis	2006	George W. Bush
Eduardo J. Padrón	2016	Barack Obama	[10]

History

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Samuel Eliot Morison	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Bruce Catton	1977	Gerald Ford
Ariel Durant	1977	Gerald Ford
Will Durant	1977	Gerald Ford
Dumas Malone	1983	Ronald Reagan
Roberta Wohlstetter	1985	Ronald Reagan
John Hope Franklin	1995	Bill Clinton
Jacques Barzun	2003	George W. Bush
Vartan Gregorian	2004	George W. Bush
Robert Conquest	2005	George W. Bush
David McCullough	2006	George W. Bush

Humanitarian

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Annie D. Wauneka	1963	John F. Kennedy	[44]
John W. Gardner	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Eunice Kennedy Shriver	1984	Ronald Reagan	[45]
Leon Sullivan	1991	George H.W. Bush
Millard Fuller	1996	Bill Clinton
Frances Hesselbein	1998	Bill Clinton
Paul Rusesabagina	2005	George W. Bush
Gerda Weissmann Klein	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
Juliette Gordon Low	2012	Barack Obama	Posthumous[31]

Law

Attorneys and judges

Alan Page, 2018

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Henry J. Friendly	1977	Gerald Ford
Elbert Tuttle	1981	Jimmy Carter	[46]
Irving Robert Kaufman	1987	Ronald Reagan
John Minor Wisdom	1993	Bill Clinton
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr.	1993	Bill Clinton	Posthumous
Frank Minis Johnson	1995	Bill Clinton
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.	1995	Bill Clinton
Oliver White Hill	1999	Bill Clinton
Cruz Reynoso	2000	Bill Clinton
Laurence Silberman	2008	George W. Bush
Patricia Wald	2012	Barack Obama	[31]
John Doar	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Newton N. Minow	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Alan Page	2018	Donald Trump	[37]

Supreme Court justices

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter	1963	John F. Kennedy	With Distinction[47]
Associate Justice Arthur J. Goldberg	1978	Jimmy Carter
Chief Justice Earl Warren	1981	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger	1988	Ronald Reagan
Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall	1993	Bill Clinton	Posthumous
Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.	1993	Bill Clinton
Associate Justice Byron White	2003	George W. Bush	Posthumous[48]
Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor	2009	Barack Obama	[49]
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens	2012	Barack Obama	[31]
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia	2018	Donald Trump	Posthumous[37]

Media

Journalism

William Safire, 2006.

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Mark S. Watson	1963	Lyndon B. Johnson
Edward R. Murrow	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	With Distinction
Walter Lippmann	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Ralph McGill	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Albert Merriman Smith	1967	Lyndon B. Johnson
William S. White	1969	Lyndon B. Johnson
William M. Henry	1970	Richard Nixon	[50]
Earl Charles Behrens	1970	Richard Nixon	[50]
Raymond Moley	1970	Richard Nixon	[50]
Adela Rogers St. Johns	1970	Richard Nixon	[50]
David Lawrence	1970	Richard Nixon	[50]
Arthur Krock	1970	Richard Nixon	[50]
George Gould Lincoln	1970	Richard Nixon	[50]
Lila Acheson Wallace	1972	Richard Nixon
DeWitt Wallace	1972	Richard Nixon
Walter Cronkite	1981	Jimmy Carter
Frank Reynolds	1985	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Vermont C. Royster	1986	Ronald Reagan
William F. Buckley, Jr.	1991	George H.W. Bush
David Brinkley	1992	George H.W. Bush
Herbert L. Block	1994	Bill Clinton
John H. Johnson	1996	Bill Clinton
Katharine Graham	2002	George W. Bush	Posthumous
A. M. Rosenthal	2002	George W. Bush
Robert L. Bartley	2003	George W. Bush
William Safire	2006	George W. Bush
Paul Johnson	2006	George W. Bush
Ben Bradlee	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Tom Brokaw	2014	Barack Obama

Radio

Paul Harvey, 2005

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Lowell Thomas	1977	Gerald Ford	[51]
Paul Harvey	2005	George W. Bush	[5]
Rush Limbaugh	2020	Donald Trump	Awarded during 2020 State of the Union Address[52]

Television

Andy Griffith, 2005

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Lucille Ball	1989	George H.W. Bush	Posthumous[53]
Johnny Carson	1992	George H.W. Bush
Peggy Charren	1995	Bill Clinton	[5]
Joan Ganz Cooney	1995	Bill Clinton	[5]
Bill Cosby	2002	George W. Bush	[5]
Fred Rogers	2002	George W. Bush	[5]
Julia Child	2003	George W. Bush
Carol Burnett	2005	George W. Bush	[5]
Andy Griffith	2005	George W. Bush	[5]
Brian P. Lamb	2007	George W. Bush	[5]
Oprah Winfrey	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Marlo Thomas	2014	Barack Obama	[21]
Lorne Michaels	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Ellen DeGeneres	2016	Barack Obama	[10]

Medicine

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
John F. Enders	1963	John F. Kennedy
Lena Frances Edwards	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Helen B. Taussig	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Paul Dudley White	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Michael DeBakey	1969	Richard Nixon
Charles Lowman	1974	Richard Nixon[54]
Jonas Salk	1977	Jimmy Carter
Karl Menninger	1981	Ronald Reagan
Denton Cooley	1984	Ronald Reagan	[55]
Albert Sabin	1986	Ronald Reagan
William B. Walsh	1987	Ronald Reagan
C. Everett Koop	1995	Bill Clinton
David Hamburg	1996	Bill Clinton
Donald Henderson	2002	George W. Bush
Arnall Patz	2004	George W. Bush
Ben Carson	2008	George W. Bush
Anthony Fauci	2008	George W. Bush
Janet Davison Rowley	2009	Barack Obama	[20]
Pedro José Greer, Jr.	2009	Barack Obama	[20]
Tom Little	2011	Barack Obama	Posthumous[4]
William Foege	2012	Barack Obama	[31]

Military

Richard Myers, 2005

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
John Paul Vann	1972	Richard Nixon	Posthumous
General of the Army Omar Bradley	1977	Gerald Ford	[33]
Admiral Arleigh Burke	1977	Gerald Ford
General Albert Coady Wedemeyer	1985	Ronald Reagan
Brigadier General Chuck Yeager	1985	Ronald Reagan
Captain Joseph Rochefort	1986	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
General Matthew B. Ridgeway	1986	Ronald Reagan
General Lyman Lemnitzer	1987	Ronald Reagan
Lieutenant General Jimmy Doolittle	1989	George H.W. Bush
General Colin Powell	1991	George H.W. Bush	Twice awarded
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf	1991	George H.W. Bush
General John W. Vessey	1992	George H.W. Bush
General Colin Powell	1993	Bill Clinton	With Distinction;[6] Twice awarded
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański	1996	Bill Clinton
General John Shalikashvili	1997	Bill Clinton
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt	1998	Bill Clinton
General Wesley Clark	2000	Bill Clinton
Admiral William J. Crowe	2000	Bill Clinton
General Tommy Franks	2004	George W. Bush
General Richard B. Myers	2005	George W. Bush
General Peter Pace	2008	George W. Bush
War Chief Joe Medicine Crow	2009	Barack Obama	[20]
General Jack Keane	2020	Donald Trump

Philanthropy

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
J. Clifford MacDonald	1963	John F. Kennedy
Catherine Filene Shouse	1977	Gerald Ford
Morris I. Leibman	1981	Ronald Reagan
Eugene Lang	1996	Bill Clinton
Brooke Astor	1998	Bill Clinton
Zachary Fisher	1998	Bill Clinton
Nancy Goodman Brinker	2009	Barack Obama	[56]
Bill Gates	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Melinda Gates	2016	Barack Obama	[10]
Miriam Adelson	2018	Donald Trump	[37]

Philosophy

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Eric Hoffer	1982	Ronald Reagan
James Burnham	1983	Ronald Reagan	[33]
Sidney Hook	1985	Ronald Reagan	[33]

Politics and government

Activism

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Helen Keller	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
A. Philip Randolph	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Roy Wilkins	1967	Lyndon B. Johnson
Mary Lasker	1969	Richard Nixon
Martin Luther King Jr.	1977	Jimmy Carter	Posthumous
Clarence M. Mitchell	1980	Jimmy Carter
Esther Peterson	1981	Jimmy Carter
Andrew Young	1981	Jimmy Carter
Roger Nash Baldwin	1981	Jimmy Carter
Hector Garcia	1984	Ronald Reagan	[57]
Lech Wałęsa	1989	George H.W. Bush
Dorothy Height	1994	Bill Clinton
Cesar Chavez	1994	Bill Clinton	Posthumous
William C. Velasquez Jr.	1995	Bill Clinton	Posthumous
Ginetta Sagan	1996	Bill Clinton
Rosa Parks	1996	Bill Clinton
Mario G. Obledo	1998	Bill Clinton
Fred Korematsu	1998	Bill Clinton
Justin Whitlock Dart Jr.	1998	Bill Clinton
James L. Farmer Jr.	1998	Bill Clinton
Arnold Aronson	1998	Bill Clinton
Evelyn Dubrow	1999	Bill Clinton
George G. Higgins	2000	Bill Clinton
Rev. Jesse Jackson	2000	Bill Clinton
Millie Jeffrey	2000	Bill Clinton
Marian Wright Edelman	2000	Bill Clinton	[58]
Natan Sharansky	2006	George W. Bush
Benjamin Hooks	2007	George W. Bush
Oscar Elias Biscet	2007	George W. Bush
Rev. Joseph Lowery	2009	Barack Obama	[20]
Harvey Milk	2009	Barack Obama	Posthumous[20]
Sylvia Mendez	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
Gordon Hirabayashi	2012	Barack Obama	Posthumous[31]
Dolores Huerta	2012	Barack Obama	[31]
Gloria Steinem	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Bayard Rustin	2013	Barack Obama	Posthumous[35]
Cordy Tindell "C.T." Vivian	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Andrew Goodman	2014	Barack Obama	Posthumous[21]
James Chaney	2014	Barack Obama	Posthumous[21]
Suzan Shown Harjo	2014	Barack Obama	[21]
Ethel Kennedy	2014	Barack Obama	[21]
Michael Schwerner	2014	Barack Obama	Posthumous[21]
Minoru Yasui	2015	Barack Obama	Posthumous[27]
Billy Frank Jr.	2015	Barack Obama	Posthumous[27]
Elouise Cobell	2016	Barack Obama	Posthumous[10]

Diplomacy

Ryan Crocker, 2009

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Ralph J. Bunche	1963	John F. Kennedy	With Distinction[59]
Ellsworth Bunker	1963	John F. Kennedy	(Twice) With Distinction[60]
Ellsworth Bunker	1967	Lyndon B. Johnson	(Twice) With Distinction[60]
Manlio Brosio	1971	Richard Nixon
David K. E. Bruce	1976	Gerald Ford	With Distinction
Gerard C. Smith	1981	Jimmy Carter
Robert S. Strauss	1981	Jimmy Carter
Philip Habib	1982	Ronald Reagan
General Andrew Goodpaster	1984	Ronald Reagan	[61]
Jeane Kirkpatrick	1985	Ronald Reagan
Anne L. Armstrong	1987	Ronald Reagan
George F. Kennan	1989	George H.W. Bush
Harry W. Shlaudeman	1992	George H.W. Bush
Sol M. Linowitz	1998	Bill Clinton
Ryan Crocker	2009	George W. Bush	[62]
Jean Kennedy Smith	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
Jan Karski	2012	Barack Obama	Posthumous[31]

Environmentalism

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Horace M. Albright	1980	Jimmy Carter
Rachel Carson	1980	Jimmy Carter	Posthumous
Roger Tory Peterson	1980	Jimmy Carter
Russell E. Train	1991	George H.W. Bush
Marjory Stoneman Douglas	1993	Bill Clinton
Margaret Murie	1998	Bill Clinton
Edgar Wayburn	1999	Bill Clinton
Gilbert Melville Grosvenor	2004	George W. Bush
John H. Adams	2011	Barack Obama	[4]

Intelligence

George Tenet, 2004.

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Whittaker Chambers	1984	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous[63][64]
Jean MacArthur	1988	Ronald Reagan
George Tenet	2004	George W. Bush

Foreign statesmen and stateswomen

Tony Blair, 2009

Margaret Thatcher, 1991

Recipient	Year	Country	President	Notes
Joseph Luns	1984	Netherlands	Ronald Reagan
Carlos P. Romulo	1984	Philippines	Ronald Reagan
Anwar el-Sadat	1984	Egypt	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous[65]
The Lord Carrington	1988	United Kingdom	Ronald Reagan
Lech Wałęsa	1989	Poland	George H.W. Bush
Margaret Thatcher	1991	United Kingdom	George H.W. Bush
Wilma Mankiller	1998	Cherokee Nation	Bill Clinton	[66]
Helmut Kohl	1999	Germany	Bill Clinton
Aung San Suu Kyi	2000	Myanmar	Bill Clinton
Nelson Mandela	2002	South Africa	George W. Bush
Václav Havel	2003	Czech Republic	George W. Bush
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf	2007	Liberia	George W. Bush
Tony Blair	2009	United Kingdom	George W. Bush	[67]
John Howard	2009	Australia	George W. Bush
Álvaro Uribe	2009	Colombia	George W. Bush
Mary Robinson	2009	Ireland	Barack Obama	[20]
Angela Merkel	2011	Germany	Barack Obama	[4]
Shimon Peres	2012	Israel	Barack Obama	[31]

U.S. Cabinet members

Donald Rumsfeld, displaying 1977 Medal (With Distinction)

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Robert A. Lovett Secretary of Defense	1963	Lyndon B. Johnson	With Distinction
Dean Acheson Secretary of State	September 14, 1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	With Distinction
Robert McNamara	1968	Lyndon B. Johnson	Secretary of Defense
Clark Clifford	1969	Lyndon B. Johnson	With Distinction, Secretary of Defense
Dean Rusk Secretary of State	January 16, 1969	Lyndon B. Johnson	With Distinction
Cyrus Vance	1969	Richard Nixon
W. Averell Harriman	1969	Richard Nixon	With Distinction, Secretary of Commerce
William P. Rogers Secretary of State (1969–1973) Attorney General (1957–1961)	October 25, 1973	Richard Nixon
Defence Melvin Laird	March 26, 1974	Richard Nixon
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger	January 13, 1977	Gerald Ford	With Distinction
Donald Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense (1975–1977)	January 19, 1977	Gerald Ford	With Distinction
National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski	January 16, 1981	Jimmy Carter
Secretary of Defense Harold Brown	January 16, 1981
Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher	January 16, 1981
Secretary of State Edmund Muskie	January 16, 1981
Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger	November 17, 1987	Ronald Reagan	With Distinction
Malcolm Baldrige, Jr. Secretary of Commerce (1981–1987)	October 17, 1988	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
George Shultz Secretary of State (1982–1989) Secretary of the Treasury (1970–1972) Secretary of Labor (1969–1970)	January 19, 1989	Ronald Reagan
C. Douglas Dillon Secretary of the Treasury (1961–1965)	July 6, 1989	George H.W. Bush
James Baker Secretary of State (1989–1992) Secretary of the Treasury (1985–1988)	July 3, 1991	George H.W. Bush
Dick Cheney Secretary of Defense (1989–1993)	July 3, 1991	George H.W. Bush	[68]
Arthur Flemming Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1958–1961)	August 8, 1994	Bill Clinton
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. Secretary of Transportation (1975–1977)	September 29, 1995	Bill Clinton
William Perry Secretary of Defense (1994–1997)	January 14, 1997	Bill Clinton	With Distinction
Elliot Richardson Secretary of Defense (1973) United States Attorney General (1973) Secretary of Commerce (1976–1977) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1970–1973)	January 15, 1998	Bill Clinton
Lloyd Bentsen Secretary of the Treasury (1993–1994)	August 11, 1999	Bill Clinton
Norman Mineta Secretary of Commerce (2000–2001) Secretary of Transportation (2001–2006)	2006	George W. Bush
Donna Shalala Secretary of Health and Human Services (1993–2001)	2008	George W. Bush
Jack Kemp Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1989–1993)	2009	Barack Obama	Posthumous[20]
Robert Gates Secretary of Defense (2006–2011)	2011	Barack Obama
Madeleine Albright Secretary of State (1997–2001)	2012	Barack Obama	[31]
Edwin Meese Attorney General (1985–1988)	2019	Donald Trump

U.S. first ladies

Betty Ford, 1992

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Lady Bird Johnson	1977	Gerald Ford	[69]
Betty Ford	1991	George H. W. Bush	[70]
Rosalynn Carter	1999	Bill Clinton	[5]
Nancy Reagan	2002	George W. Bush	[5]

Members of the U.S. Congress

Senator Edward Brooke, 2004

Senator Strom Thurmond, 1993

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Senator Herbert H. Lehman	1963	John F. Kennedy	Lehman died the day before the ceremony.[71] Medal presented to his widow Jan. 28, 1964
Representative Carl Vinson	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	With Distinction
Representative Walter Judd	1981	Ronald Reagan
Senator Jacob K. Javits	1983	Ronald Reagan	[33]
Representative Clare Boothe Luce	1983	Ronald Reagan	[33]
Senator Henry M. Jackson	1984	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr.	1984	Ronald Reagan	[72]
Senator Barry Goldwater	1986	Ronald Reagan
Senator Mike Mansfield	1989	George H. W. Bush
Representative Claude Pepper	1989	George H. W. Bush
Senator Margaret Chase Smith	1989	George H. W. Bush
Representative Tip O'Neill	1991	George H. W. Bush	Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Senator Strom Thurmond	1993	George H. W. Bush
Senator William Fulbright	1993	Bill Clinton
Representative Barbara Jordan	1994	Bill Clinton
Representative Robert H. Michel	1994	Bill Clinton
Senator Gaylord Nelson	1995	Bill Clinton
Representative Mo Udall	1996	Bill Clinton
Senator Bob Dole	1997	Bill Clinton
Representative Dante B. Fascell	1998	Bill Clinton
Senator George J. Mitchell	1999	Bill Clinton
Senator George McGovern	2000	Bill Clinton
Senator John H. Chafee	2000	Bill Clinton	Posthumous, former United States Secretary of the Navy
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan	2000	Bill Clinton
Senator Edward W. Brooke	2004	George W. Bush
Representative Gillespie Montgomery	2005	George W. Bush
Representative Henry Hyde	2007	George W. Bush
Representative Tom Lantos	2008	George W. Bush
Senator Edward Kennedy	2009	Barack Obama	[20]
Representative John Lewis	2011	Barack Obama	[4]
Senator Daniel Inouye	2013	Barack Obama	Posthumous[35]
Senator Richard Lugar	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Representative John Dingell	2014	Barack Obama
Representative Abner J. Mikva	2014	Barack Obama
Representative Patsy Mink	2014	Barack Obama	Posthumous
Representative Edward Roybal	2014	Barack Obama	Posthumous
Representative Shirley Chisholm	2015	Barack Obama	Posthumous[27]
Representative Lee H. Hamilton	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
Senator Barbara Mikulski	2015	Barack Obama	[27]
Senator Orrin Hatch	2018	Donald Trump	[37]

Presidents of the United States

Former President Ronald Reagan, January 13, 1993

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
John F. Kennedy	1963	Lyndon B. Johnson	35th president, Posthumous[73]
Lyndon B. Johnson	1980	Jimmy Carter	36th president, Posthumous[74]
Ronald Reagan	1993	George H. W. Bush	40th president, With Distinction[75]
Gerald Ford	1999	Bill Clinton	38th president[5]
Jimmy Carter	1999	Bill Clinton	39th president[5]
George H. W. Bush	2011	Barack Obama	41st president[4]
Bill Clinton	2013	Barack Obama	42nd president[35]

Vice Presidents of the United States

President Obama awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Vice President Joe Biden on January 12, 2017.

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Nelson Rockefeller	1977	Gerald Ford	41st vice president[76]
Hubert Humphrey	1980	Jimmy Carter	38th vice president, Posthumous[77]
Joseph Biden	2017	Barack Obama	47th vice president, With Distinction[78][79]

Other political figures

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Luis Muñoz Marín	1963	John F. Kennedy	With Distinction, Governor of Puerto Rico
John J. McCloy	1963	John F. Kennedy	With Distinction, Allied High Commissioner
George Meany	1963	John F. Kennedy	[80]
Jean Monnet	1963	John F. Kennedy	With Distinction
Eugene M. Locke	1967	Lyndon B. Johnson	Ambassador to Pakistan, Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam
Robert W. Komer	1967	Lyndon B. Johnson
Walt Rostow	1969	Richard Nixon	National Security Advisor
Whitney Young	1969	Richard Nixon
Eugene R. Black, Sr.	1969	Richard Nixon
McGeorge Bundy	1969	Richard Nixon	National Security Advisor
John Macy	1969	Richard Nixon	Chairman of Federal Emergency Management Agency
William J. Hopkins	1971	Richard Nixon
Ella T. Grasso	1981	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous, Former Governor of Connecticut
Bryce Harlow	1981	Ronald Reagan
Leo Cherne	1984	Ronald Reagan	[33]
Paul Nitze	1985	Ronald Reagan	United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
John McCone	1987	Ronald Reagan	Director of Central Intelligence
Vernon Walters	1991	George H. W. Bush	United States Ambassador to the United Nations, United States Ambassador to West Germany, United States Ambassador to Germany
William Webster	1991	George H. W. Bush	Director of Central Intelligence
Brent Scowcroft	1991	George H. W. Bush	National Security Advisor
Javier Perez de Cuellar	1991	George H. W. Bush	Secretary-General of the United Nations
Luis A. Ferré	1991	George H. W. Bush	Governor of Puerto Rico
James P. Grant	1994	Bill Clinton	Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Sargent Shriver	1994	Bill Clinton	United States Ambassador to France
James Brady	1996	Bill Clinton	White House Press Secretary
Albert Shanker	1998	Bill Clinton	Posthumous
Max Kampelman	1999	Bill Clinton
Simon Wiesenthal	2000	Bill Clinton
Irving Kristol	2002	George W. Bush
Baron Robertson of Port Ellen	2003	George W. Bush	Secretary General of NATO
Norman Podhoretz	2004	George W. Bush
Paul Bremer	2004	George W. Bush	Director, Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq
William Ruckelshaus	2015	Barack Obama	Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency[27]

Religion

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Pope John XXIII	1963	Lyndon B. Johnson	Posthumous[81]
Reinhold Niebuhr	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Archbishop Iakovos	1980	Jimmy Carter
Rev. Billy Graham	1983	Ronald Reagan
Rev. Norman Vincent Peale	1984	Ronald Reagan	[82]
Cardinal Terence Cooke	1984	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Mother Teresa	1985	Ronald Reagan
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin	1996	Bill Clinton
Sister Isolina Ferré	1999	Bill Clinton	[5]
Rev. Gardner C. Taylor	2000	Bill Clinton	[5]
Gordon B. Hinckley	2004	George W. Bush	[5]
Pope John Paul II	2004	George W. Bush	With Distinction[5]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu	2009	Barack Obama	[20]

Science

Stephen Hawking, 2009

Recipient	Year	President	Notes
Alan Tower Waterman	1963	John F. Kennedy
Clarence Johnson	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
Lewis Mumford	1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
John Bardeen	1977	Gerald Ford
Norman Borlaug	1977	Gerald Ford
James D. Watson	1977	Gerald Ford
Margaret Mead	1979	Jimmy Carter	Posthumous[83]
Simon Ramo	1983	Ronald Reagan
Jacques-Yves Cousteau	1985	Ronald Reagan
George Low	1985	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Robert Coles	1998	Bill Clinton
Mathilde Krim	2000	Bill Clinton
Edward Teller	2003	George W. Bush
James Q. Wilson	2003	George W. Bush
Joshua Lederberg	2006	George W. Bush
Francis Collins	2007	George W. Bush
Stephen Hawking	2009	Barack Obama	[20]
Mario Molina	2013	Barack Obama	[35]
Mildred Dresselhaus	2014	Barack Obama
Richard Garwin	2016	Barack Obama	[10]

Space exploration

The Apollo 13 astronauts are awarded the medal by President Richard Nixon in 1970

Recipient	Year	Mission	President	Notes
James E. Webb	1968	NASA administrator	Lyndon B. Johnson	[84]
Neil Armstrong	1969	Apollo 11 astronaut	Richard Nixon	With Distinction[85]
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin	1969	Apollo 11 astronaut	Richard Nixon	With Distinction[85]
Michael Collins	1969	Apollo 11 astronaut	Richard Nixon	With Distinction[85]
Jim Lovell	1970	Apollo 13 astronaut	Richard Nixon	[86]
Fred Haise	1970	Apollo 13 astronaut	Richard Nixon	[86]
Jack Swigert	1970	Apollo 13 astronaut	Richard Nixon	[86]
Mission Operations Team	1970	Apollo 13	Richard Nixon	[87]
John Glenn	2012	Mercury-Atlas 6 and STS-95	Barack Obama	[31]
Sally Ride	2013	Space Shuttle Challenger STS-7 and STS-41-G	Barack Obama	Posthumous[88]
Katherine Johnson	2015	NASA mathematician	Barack Obama	[27]

Sports

Arnold Palmer, 2004

Frank Robinson, 2005

Tiger Woods, 2019

Recipient	Year	Sport	President	Notes
Robert J. H. Kiphuth	1963	Swimming	John F. Kennedy
Jesse Owens	1976	Track and Field	Gerald Ford	[89]
Joe DiMaggio	1977	Baseball	Gerald Ford	[33]
Paul "Bear" Bryant	1983	American football	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous
Jackie Robinson	1984	Baseball	Ronald Reagan	Posthumous[90]
Earl Blaik	1986	American football	Ronald Reagan
Ted Williams	1991	Baseball	George H. W. Bush
Richard Petty	1992	Auto racing	George H. W. Bush
Arthur Ashe	1993	Tennis	Bill Clinton	Posthumous[91]
Hank Aaron	2002	Baseball	George W. Bush
John Wooden	2003	Basketball	George W. Bush
Roberto Clemente	2003	Baseball	George W. Bush	Posthumous
Arnold Palmer	2004	Golf	George W. Bush
Jack Nicklaus	2005	Golf	George W. Bush
Muhammad Ali	2005	Boxing	George W. Bush
Frank Robinson	2005	Baseball	George W. Bush
Buck O'Neil	2006	Baseball	George W. Bush	Posthumous
Billie Jean King	2009	Tennis	Barack Obama	[20]
Bill Russell	2011	Basketball	Barack Obama	[4]
Stan Musial	2011	Baseball	Barack Obama	[4]
Pat Summitt	2012	Basketball	Barack Obama	[31]
Dean Smith	2013	Basketball	Barack Obama	[35]
Ernie Banks	2013	Baseball	Barack Obama	[92]
Charles Sifford	2014	Golf	Barack Obama	[21]
Yogi Berra	2015	Baseball	Barack Obama	Posthumous[27]
Willie Mays	2015	Baseball	Barack Obama	[27]
Vin Scully	2016	Baseball	Barack Obama	[10]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2016	Basketball	Barack Obama	[10]
Michael Jordan	2016	Basketball	Barack Obama	[10]
Babe Ruth	2018	Baseball	Donald Trump	Posthumous[37]
Roger Staubach	2018	American football	Donald Trump	[37]
Tiger Woods	2019	Golf	Donald Trump	[93]
Bob Cousy	2019	Basketball	Donald Trump	[94]
Jerry West	2019	Basketball	Donald Trump
Mariano Rivera	2019	Baseball	Donald Trump	[95]
Roger Penske	2019	Auto Racing	Donald Trump	[96]
Jim Ryun	2020	Track and Field	Donald Trump

Bibliography

• Wetterau, Bruce. The Presidential Medal of Freedom: Winners and Their Achievements. p. 513. ISBN 978-1-56802-128-7. – contains a list of awardees from 1963 to approximately 1995

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23. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Lyndon B. Johnson, XXXVI President of the United States: 1963–1969, Remarks at the Presentation of the 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom Awards, March 26, 1964". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved May 22, 2011. Mr. Alfred Lunt and Miss Lynn Fontainne. THE PRESIDENT. A luminous partnership of artistic talents and personal devotion they have brilliantly enlivened and enriched the American stage.
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41. McFeatters, Ann (July 10, 2002). "Fred Rogers gets Presidential Medal of Freedom". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore. Through the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Moore is a philanthropic leader in higher education, scientific research, the environment and San Francisco Bay Area projects.
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59. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Remarks With Under Secretary of State George W. Ball at the Presentation of the Medal of Freedom Awards, December 6, 1963". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Mr. Ball: And now, Mr. President, let me present those who are to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Special Distinction....Dr. Ralph J. Bunche. THE PRESIDENT. Scholar and diplomat, servant of the emerging world order, he has opened up new vistas in the demanding quest for international justice and peace.
60. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Remarks With Under Secretary of State George W. Ball at the Presentation of the Medal of Freedom Awards, December 6, 1963". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Mr. Ball: And now, Mr. President, let me present those who are to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Special Distinction....First, Mr. Ellsworth Bunker. THE PRESIDENT. Citizen and diplomat, he has brought integrity, patience and a compassionate understanding of other men and nations to the service of the Republic under three Presidents.
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64. Sterling, Dorothy (March 9, 1984). "Whittaker Chambers: Odd Choice for the Medal of Freedom". New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
65. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Ronald Reagan, XL President of the United States: 1981–1989, Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, March 26, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Mr. Gamal el-Sadat will accept for his father, the late President Anwar el-Sadat. President Anwar el-Sadat, as a soldier, led his country in war, but his greatest acts of courage came in pursuit of peace. He captured the imagination of people everywhere by taking the first great step toward achieving a lasting peace between Egypt and Israel. His humanity and sense of responsibility, even now that he is gone, remain a giant force for peace and stability in the world. Anwar el-Sadat was a peacemaker of monumental wisdom and tenderness who will remain forever a hero in the hearts of the American people.
66. The National First Ladies Library (November 16, 2010). Heroes of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (PDF). Canton Ohio. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Chief,Wilma Mankiller (1945–2010)...Presidential Medal of Freedom received January 15, 1998
67. Mayer, Catherine (January 13, 2009). "A Presidential Medal for Tony Blair". Time. www.time.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Later today in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Bush is set to dole out a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Blair.
68. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "George Bush, XLI President of the United States: 1989–1993, Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medals of Freedom and Presidential Citizen's Medals, July 3, 1991". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 11, 2011. this ceremony would not be complete without honoring three more American leaders, exceptional public servants who each contributed singularly to our success in the Gulf...Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney....As to Dick Cheney, Secretary Cheney not only oversaw one of the largest deployments of forces in American history but also worked hard at the beginning of the crisis to ensure that America would respond decisively to aggression. His effective testimony before the United States Congress helped all our fellow countrymen understand what was at stake in the Gulf. Working swiftly, yet skillfully, when time was truly of the essence, he traveled to Saudi Arabia and arranged for the first deployment of U.S. and coalition troops to that nation. And when war came America was ready, and Secretary Cheney's leadership contributed enormously to the victory.
69. "Lady Bird Johnson Biography". Lbjlib.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2011., for date of award see The National First Ladies Library (November 16, 2010). Heroes of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (PDF). Canton Ohio. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Lady Bird Johnson (1912–2007)...Presidential Medal of Freedom received January 10, 1977
70. The National First Ladies Library (November 16, 2010). Heroes of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (PDF). Canton Ohio. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Betty Ford (1918 – )...Presidential Medal of Freedom received November 18, 1991
71. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Remarks With Under Secretary of State George W. Ball at the Presentation of the Medal of Freedom Awards, December 6, 1963". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Mr. Ball: Governor Herbert H. Lehman. I know that we were all deeply saddened to hear yesterday of the death of this great citizen. Mr. President, you may wish to read his citation in absentia. THE PRESIDENT. Citizen and statesman, he has used wisdom and compassion as the tools of government and has made politics the highest form of public service. Later, on January 28, 1964, the medal for Herbert H. Lehman was presented to Mrs. Lehman at a special ceremony at the White House.
72. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Ronald Reagan, XL President of the United States: 1981–1989, Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, March 26, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. The citation: As a Member of the United States Senate, one of the country's most powerful and influential citizens, and an individual whose character shines brightly as an example to others, Howard Baker has been a force for responsibility and civility on a generation of Americans. In his almost 20 years of service, he has earned the respect and admiration of his fellow citizens regardless of their political persuasion. As Majority Leader of the Senate, his quiet, cooperative style and keen legislative skills have honored America's finest traditions of enlightened political leadership and statesmanship.
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74. Wolley, John T.; Gerhard Peters (June 9, 1980). "Jimmy Carter, XXXIX President of the United States: 1977–1981, Presidential Medal of Freedom Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony, June 9, 1980". The American Presidency Project. www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2011. The President of the United States of America Awards This Presidential Medal of Freedom to Lyndon Baines Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson cared deeply about our country, its citizens, and the condition of their lives. He knew well how to translate concern into action, and action into a national agenda. He did more than any American of his time to break the chains of injustice, illiteracy, poverty and sickness. We are a greater society because President Johnson lived among us and worked for us.
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76. Wolley, John T.; Gerhard Peters (June 9, 1980). "Gerald Ford, XXXVIII President of the United States: 1974–1977, Remarks Upon Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom, January 10, 1977". The American Presidency Project. www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller...Patriot, philanthropist, patron of the arts, diplomat, Governor of New York, Vice President of the United States, his long years of service to his country have yielded governmental, economic, social and cultural contributions beyond measures."
77. Wolley, John T.; Gerhard Peters (June 9, 1980). "Jimmy Carter, XXXIX President of the United States: 1977–1981, Presidential Medal of Freedom Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony, June 9, 1980". The American Presidency Project. www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 11, 2011. On occasion in our lives, a certain person touches the heartstrings of our existence and inspires us all in a special, deeply human way. I'd now like to ask the wife of Hubert Humphrey to come forward. [Applause] If you'll permit me an aside, I think the applause is not only for the honoree but for Muriel Humphrey as well, who shared so much. At this point, the President read the citation, the text of which follows: The President of the United States of America Awards this Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hubert H. Humphrey. Hubert H. Humphrey awed us with the scope of his knowledge; he inspired us with the depth of his sympathy; he moved us with his passion for social justice; he delighted us with his joyous love of his fellow human beings. He brought honor and enthusiasm to everything he did. He ennobled the political process.
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80. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Remarks With Under Secretary of State George W. Ball at the Presentation of the Medal of Freedom Awards, December 6, 1963". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Mr. Ball: Mr. George Meany. THE PRESIDENT. Citizen and national leader, in serving the cause of labor, he has greatly served the cause of his Nation and of freedom throughout the world.
81. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Remarks With Under Secretary of State George W. Ball at the Presentation of the Medal of Freedom Awards, December 6, 1963". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 9, 2011. [President Johnson then resumed speaking.] I have also determined to confer the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on another noble man whose death we mourned 6 months ago: His Holiness, Pope John XXIII.
82. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Ronald Reagan, XL President of the United States: 1981–1989, Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, March 26, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale: With a deep understanding of human behavior and an appreciation for God's role in our lives, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale helped originate a philosophy of happiness. Through the American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry and his many books, Dr. Peale became an advocate of the joy of life, helping millions find new meaning in their lives. Few Americans have contributed so much to the personal happiness of their fellow citizens as Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
83. The National First Ladies Library (November 16, 2010). Heroes of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (PDF). Canton Ohio. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Dr. Margaret Mead (1901–1978)...Presidential Medal of Freedom received January 19, 1979
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90. Woolley, John T; Gerhard Peters. "Ronald Reagan, XL President of the United States: 1981–1989, Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, March 26, 1984". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 11, 2011. Mrs. Jackie Robinson will accept for her late husband, Mr. Jackie Robinson. As an individual of courage and conviction, and as a skilled and dedicated athlete, Jackie Robinson stood tall among his peers. His courage opened the door of professional sports to all Americans when, in 1947, he became the first black baseball player in the major leagues. He bravely demonstrated to all that skill and sportsmanship, not race or ethnic background, are the qualities by which athletes should be judged. In doing so, he struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom, and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a true American champion.
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93. Samuel Chamberlain (May 6, 2019). "Trump presents 'true legend' Tiger Woods with Presidential Medal of Freedom". Fox News. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
94. Krantz, Laura (August 22, 2019). "Celtics legend Bob Cousy receives Presidential Medal of Freedom". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
95. Tillett, Emily (September 16, 2019). "Trump honors Yankees great Mariano Rivera with Medal of Freedom". CBS News. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
96. Rambaran, Vandana (October 24, 2019). "Trump gives Presidential Medal of Freedom to racing icon Roger Penske". Fox News. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

External links

• Medal of Freedom, Archived Official site for the Medal of Freedom for the Obama administration by archive.org
• Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients, 1963–2002 (alphabetical pp. 51–61, chronological pp. 62–69), The White House
• Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients, 1993–2016, United States Senate
• Politicians Who Received the Medal of Freedom, The Political Graveyard