The ceremony unfolded in the historic White House East Room, where President Biden reflected on its legacy as the site where President Lincoln met Frederick Douglass in 1865 to "unify the nation.

Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi civil rights activist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 4 alongside 18 others.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names ...

WASHINGTON — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in ...

President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients the nation’s highest civilian honor on Jan. 4, 2025, recognizing their significant ...

President Joe Biden held a star-studded ceremony at the White House Saturday for the latest batch of Medal of Freedom ...

President Biden honored 19 recipients with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Hillary Clinton and George Soros, for their contributions to society. In the East Room of the White House on ...

The White House said the Medal of Freedom recipients have made “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or ...