President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
Washington — President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Friday to 19 recipients, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , former Vice President Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky . Mr. Biden spoke briefly about each honoree, praising their 'relentless curiosity, inventiveness, ingenuity and hope.' Nodding to the criticism of his own age as he runs for a second term at age 81, Mr.
He previously served as House Majority Whip and Assistant Democratic Leader. Elizabeth Dole, who served as a North Carolina senator from 2003 to 2009. She was also Transportation Secretary under President Ronald Reagan, Labor Secretary for President George H.W. Bush and the president of the American Red Cross. Phil Donahue, a journalist who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented talk show. Medgar Wiley Evers is being honored posthumously.
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