President Biden will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 prominent figures including Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Denzel Washington, and posthumously to figures like Robert F. Kennedy, Fannie Lou Hamer, and George W. Romney.
FILE - Hillary Clinton speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.
President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and science. Four medals are to be awarded posthumously. They are going to Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act; former Attorney General and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy; George W. Romney, who served as both a Michigan governor and secretary of housing and urban development; and Ash Carter, a former secretary of defense.
Major philanthropists receiving the award include Spanish American chef José Andrés, whose World Central Kitchen charity has become one of the world's most recognized food relief organizations, and Bono, the frontman for rock band U2 and a social justice activist.
Presidential Medal Of Freedom Hillary Clinton George Soros Denzel Washington Joe Biden Robert F. Kennedy Fannie Lou Hamer George W. Romney
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