Obama honors Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison, Madeleine Albright and more at Medal of Freedom ceremony
Source: CBS
May 29, 2012 5:05 PM
Lucy Madison
... Among this year's Medal of Freedom recipients were: folk singer Bob Dylan; Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; public servant John Doar, who led efforts in the 1960s to protect and enforce civil rights; physician and epidemiologist William Foege, who helped lead the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox; astronaut and former Senator John Glenn; Gordon Hirabayashi, who openly defied the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II; Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association; Jan Karski, an officer in the Polish Underground during World War I; Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low; Israeli President Shimon Peres; former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt ...
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xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)I see Dolores Huerta frequently @ CA Dem party events.
goclark
(30,404 posts)The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)goclark
(30,404 posts)Can't stress it enough
Must see!
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)babsbunny
(8,441 posts)He is saying some good stuff in his interviews too.
goclark
(30,404 posts)It was awesome -- the President and his staff made it extra special.
Beautifully arranged ~ it just touches your heart.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price--we think the price is worth it.
--60 Minutes (5/12/96)
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1084
Nihil
(13,508 posts)Obviously a nomination inspired by his Peace Prize.
JoaKing
(2 posts)I wasn't expecting this, but he deserves it.
http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/05/president-obama-presents-metal-freedom-bob-dylan-toni-morrison-and-others