President Barack Obama will present his pal Oprah Winfrey with the Presidential Medal of Freedom later this year, POLITICO 44 reports:
Barack Obama will award 16 Presidential Medals of Freedom this year to a mix of athletes, politicians, pioneers, artists and Oprah Winfrey, the White House said Thursday.
Obama’s list includes President Bill Clinton, who will be the second president Obama has awarded the medal, following George H.W. Bush in 2011. Also to be awarded the medal is Ben Bradlee, the Washington Post editor who led the paper’s Watergate coverage.
“The Presidential Medal of Freedom goes to men and women who have dedicated their own lives to enriching ours,” Obama said in a statement released by the White House. “This year’s honorees have been blessed with extraordinary talent, but what sets them apart is their gift for sharing that talent with the world. It will be my honor to present them with a token of our nation’s gratitude.”
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