Pictures of the Medal of Freedom ceremony
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents former U.S. President George H.W. Bush with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Credit: (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents former U.S. President George H.W. Bush with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- U.S. President Barack Obama (R) kisses poet and author Maya Angelou after giving her the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- Artist Jasper Johns is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.)
- U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (R) is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- Very Special Arts (VSA) founder Jean Kennedy Smith (R) is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents cellist and cultural ambassador Yo Yo Ma with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents Baseball Hall of Fame member Stan Musial the 2010 Medal of Freedom as Basketball Hall of Fame member and human rights activist Bill Russell (R) applauds in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents Basetball Hall of Fame mamber and human rights advocate Bill Russell the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents investor, industrialist and philanthropist Warren Buffett with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents Holocaust survivor and author Gerda Weissmann Klein with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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