Stevie Wonder, Alvin Ailey and late civil rights workers James Chaney,
Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner are among this year’s recipients of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
President Obama presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to a total of
19 artists, activists, public servants and others during a White House ceremony.
Others being recognized include actress Meryl Streep, Ethel Kennedy, widow
of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy, and Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat and
the longest-serving member of Congress. Dingell is retiring at the end of the
year.
The list also includes composer Stephen Sondheim, NBC journalist Tom Brokaw
and author Isabel Allende.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is reserved for
individuals who have made “meritorious contributions” to U.S. security, world
peace or cultural endeavors.
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