Politics Jan 04 WATCH: Biden honors Hillary Clinton, Bill Nye, Magic Johnson and others with Medal of Freedom By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics May 03 WATCH: Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, swimmer Katie Ledecky, others Biden said the recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor are “incredible people whose relentless curiosity, inventiveness, ingenuity and hope have kept faith in a better tomorrow.”… By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics Jul 07 WATCH: President Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, Gabby Giffords and others President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late Sen. John McCain and gun-control advocate Gabby Giffords. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation Jul 24 WATCH: Trump awards Medal of Freedom to Olympic runner Jim Ryun The Wichita native entered the record books in 1964 at age 17 by becoming the first high school runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile with a time of 3 minutes, 59 seconds. By Associated Press
Arts Aug 06 Watch 9:32 Remembering Toni Morrison’s ‘beautiful human urgency’ Author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison died Monday at age 88. The acclaimed writer, editor and professor helped transform American literature, bringing forth a black perspective that had rarely been heard. Jeffrey Brown reports and talks to Princeton University’s Tracy… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Nov 16 WATCH: Trump to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The seven recipients include retiring Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history; Alan Page, who was elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court after an NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears;… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 3:58 ‘I am the president, he is the Boss’: Obama pays tribute to, jokes with Medal of Freedom recipients By PBS News Hour At the White House, President Obama handed out the Medal of Freedom to twenty-one notable American figures, from Kareem Abdul Jabbar to Bill and Melinda Gates, Diana Ross, Michael Jordan, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Redford, and many others. Continue watching
Apr 10 Rosa Parks’ belongings, potentially worth millions, sit in NYC warehouse By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press NEW YORK -- At a time when interest in civil rights memorabilia is rekindled, a lifetime's worth of Rosa Parks' belongings - among them her Presidential Medal of Freedom - sits in a New York warehouse, unseen and unsold. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch President Obama honors achievements of 16 Americans with Medal of Freedom President Obama honors achievements of 16 Americans with Medal of Freedom… Continue watching
May 30 Watch Still an Activist at 82, Dolores Huerta Calls Herself ‘a Born-Again Feminist’ Still an Activist at 82, Dolores Huerta Calls Herself 'a Born-Again Feminist'… Continue watching