Whitehouse: Biden named nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.
Recipients include:
- José Andrés
- Bono
- Ashton Baldwin Carter (posthumous)
- Hillary Clinton
- Michael J. Fox
- Tim Gill
- Jane Goodall
- Fannie Lou Hamer (posthumous)
- Earvin “Magic” Johnson
- Eric H. Holder Jr.
- Ralph Lauren
- Lionel Messi
- Bill Nye
- George W. Romney (posthumous)
- David Rubenstein
- George Soros
- George Stevens Jr.
- Denzel Washington
- Anna Wintour