President Joe Biden of the United States announced the recipients of The Presidential Medal of Freedom. The White House government released the list, which includes entrepreneurs, philanthropists, athletes, politicians, scientists, actors, journalists, activists, lawyers, educators, and other distinguished Americans. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in the nation.
The 19 recipients are as follows.
Michael R Bloomberg
He is the former three-time mayor of New York City and an entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Gregory J Boyle
He is a Jesuit Catholic priest who is deeply involved in turning the lives of thousands of Angelenos with his gang intervention and rehabilitation programs.
James E Clyburn
The former Assistant Democratic Leader and Majority Whip in the US House of Representatives is credited with transforming the lives of millions of Americans and creating a freer nation.
Elizabeth Dole
She has served the country in various leadership positions, and her Foundation supports military caregivers and their families.
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue is a pioneering journalist and television host who started the first daytime show, Donahue in America, that had audiences for the first time in the nation’s history.
Medgar Wiley Evers (posthumous)
He fought for America in World War II and, after he returned home, was at the forefront of the fight against segregation in Mississippi.
Al Gore
He is a former vice president awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He has a dignified personality and has taken bold action on climate change.
Clarence B Jones
He is a civil rights activist and lawyer who continues to uphold Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and helped him draft Dr. King’s famous I Have a Dream speech.
John Forbes Kerry
US Senator Kerry was awarded the Silver and Bronze Star during the Vietnam War and continued serving the public for seven decades.
Frank R Lautenberg (posthumous)
The longest-serving Senator from New Jersey also worked on environmental protection and consumer safety across various fields.
Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky
The athletic prodigy has won seven Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals for swimming.
Opal Lee
Lee is an educator and activist responsible for making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Ellen Ochoa
She is the first Hispanic woman to go to space. Dr. Ochoa is also the second female director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi
She is the 52nd Speaker of the House. She represented San Francisco for more than 36 years and crafted legislative agendas.
Jane Rigby
She is an astronomer and chief scientist of the world’s most famous telescope.
Teresa Romero
She is the president of the United Farm Workers and helps improve workers’ lives.
Judy Shepard
She is the founder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, which fights hate crimes against gays after her son was murdered in a gruesome anti-gay hate crime.
James Francis Thorpe (posthumous)
He was the first Native American to win a gold medal in the Olympics. He also played professional football, baseball, and basketball.
Michelle Yeoh
The celebrity became the first Asian to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. Yeoh has continued to shatter stereotypes for over four decades.
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