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View All Images- United States Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois) at the ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honored recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Cellist Yo-Yo Ma listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- John H. Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former Boston Celtics Captain Bill Russell listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to investor, industrialist, and philanthropist Warren Buffett, in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Bill Russell, left, and Jean Kennedy Smith, right, share a thought during the ceremony where United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor them and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former first lady Barbara Bush prepares to kiss her son, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush prior to the ceremony where United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honored recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States Senator Scott Brown (Republican of Massachusetts) poses for a photo with an unidentified person prior to U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honoring recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States Representative John Lewis (Democrat of Georgia) listens as U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to John H. Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Celebrated author and poet Maya Angelou listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor her and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former Boston Celtics Captain Bill Russell listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Libby Little listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor her husband, the late Dr. Tom Little, and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to U.S. Representative John Lewis (Democrat of Georgia), a giant of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to Dr. Tom Little in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Dr. Little's widow, Libby, accepted the award on his behalf. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to Dr. Tom Little in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Dr. Little's widow, Libby, accepted the award on his behalf. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- William Kennedy Smith at a ceremony where his mother, Jean Kennedy Smith received the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", from United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to investor, industrialist, and philanthropist Warren Buffett, in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to American artist Jasper Johns in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to Civil Rights Activist Sylvia Mendez in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Civil Rights activist Sylvia Mendez listens as United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor her and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to AFL-CIO President Emeritus John J. Sweeney in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to celebrated author, poet, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman Stan "The Man" Musial listens as U.S. United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former United States Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith listens as U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor her and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to baseball legend Stan "The Man" Musial in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to basketball legend Bill Russell in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to investor, industrialist, and philanthropist Warren Buffett, in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to basketball legend Bill Russell in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama makes remarks as he and first lady Michelle Obama honor recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at the ceremony to honor recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former first lady Barbara Bush arrives for the ceremont where United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former United States President George H.W. Bush listens as U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honor him and the other recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama makes remarks as he and first lady Michelle Obama honor recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to Jewish Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to celebrated author, poet, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- Former first lady Barbara Bush prepares to take her seat prior to United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama honoring recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama present the 2010 Medal of Freedom, "the Nations highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors", to American artist Jasper Johns in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink.net `