Bush Applauds Recipients of 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Bush honors the recipients of the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony, noting that each of the eight recipients ?came to this distinction by very different paths.? The Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award that a U.S. president can bestow, ?is designed to recognize great contributions to national security, the cause of peace and freedom, science, the ...
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