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Presidential Medal of Freedom

Presidential Medal of Freedom

joint-highest civilian award of the United States, bestowed by the President

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Memorial Pages

166 memorial pages of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Portrait of John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006) – memorial page

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John Kenneth Galbraith

10/15/1908 – 04/29/2006

97 years

Canadian-American economist and diplomat

Cambridge
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Portrait of Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006) – memorial page

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Caspar Weinberger

08/18/1917 – 03/28/2006

88 years

American politician

Bangor
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Portrait of Peter Drucker (1909–2005) – memorial page

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Peter Drucker

11/19/1909 – 11/11/2005

95 years

American business consultant

Claremont
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Portrait of Rosa Parks (1913–2005) – memorial page

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Rosa Parks

02/04/1913 – 10/24/2005

92 years

civil rights activist

Detroit
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Portrait of Simon Wiesenthal (1908–2005) – memorial page

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Simon Wiesenthal

12/31/1908 – 09/20/2005

96 years

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

Vienna
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Portrait of Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) – memorial page

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Gaylord Nelson

06/04/1916 – 07/03/2005

89 years

American politician

Kensington
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Portrait of George F. Kennan (1904–2005) – memorial page

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George F. Kennan

02/16/1904 – 03/17/2005

101 years

American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian

Princeton
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Portrait of Johnny Carson (1925–2005) – memorial page

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Johnny Carson

10/23/1925 – 01/23/2005

79 years

American talk show host and comedian

West Hollywood
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Portrait of Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (1914–2005) – memorial page

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Jan Nowak-Jeziorański

10/03/1914 – 01/20/2005

90 years

Polish journalist and writer

Warsaw
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Portrait of Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) – memorial page

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Shirley Chisholm

11/30/1924 – 01/01/2005

80 years

first black woman elected to the United States Congress

Ormond Beach
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JC
Portrait of Julia Child (1912–2004) – memorial page

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Julia Child

08/15/1912 – 08/13/2004

91 years

American chef

Santa Barbara
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RR
Portrait of Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) – memorial page

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Ronald Reagan

02/06/1911 – 06/05/2004

93 years

president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

Bel Air
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Portrait of Estée Lauder (1906–2004) – memorial page

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Estée Lauder

07/01/1906 – 04/24/2004

97 years

American businesswoman

Manhattan
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Portrait of Edward Teller (1908–2003) – memorial page

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Edward Teller

01/15/1908 – 09/09/2003

95 years

Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist

Stanford
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Portrait of Bob Hope (1903–2003) – memorial page

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Bob Hope

05/29/1903 – 07/27/2003

100 years

American entertainer

Toluca Lake
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Portrait of Strom Thurmond (1902–2003) – memorial page

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Strom Thurmond

12/05/1902 – 06/26/2003

100 years

American politician

Edgefield
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Portrait of David Brinkley (1920–2003) – memorial page

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David Brinkley

07/10/1920 – 06/11/2003

82 years

American journalist

Houston
21
DP
Portrait of Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) – memorial page

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

03/16/1927 – 03/26/2003

76 years

American politician

Washington, D.C.
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Portrait of Fred Rogers (1928–2003) – memorial page

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Fred Rogers

03/20/1928 – 02/27/2003

74 years

American television personality

Pittsburgh
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Portrait of Walt Whitman Rostow (1916–2003) – memorial page

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Walt Whitman Rostow

10/07/1916 – 02/13/2003

86 years

American economist, political theorist and government official

Austin
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Portrait of Patsy Mink (1927–2002) – memorial page

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Patsy Mink

12/06/1927 – 09/28/2002

74 years

American politician

Honolulu
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Portrait of Joseph Luns (1911–2002) – memorial page

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Joseph Luns

08/28/1911 – 07/17/2002

90 years

Dutch politician and diplomat

City of Brussels
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Portrait of Ted Williams (1918–2002) – memorial page

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Ted Williams

08/30/1918 – 07/05/2002

83 years

American baseball player and fighter pilot

Inverness
2
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Portrait of Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002) – memorial page

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Vernon A. Walters

01/03/1917 – 02/10/2002

85 years

United States general

West Palm Beach
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