Joe Biden awarded his final Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to a group of 18 recipients including Denzel Washington, Hillary Clinton, Bono, Jane Goodall and Michael J.
For the last time as president, Joe Biden doled out the nation’s highest civilian honor on Saturday to a batch of recipients that included former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 18 other individuals known for their impact on policy, philanthropy and culture in the U.S. and around the world.
President Joe Biden has handed out a lot of Medals of Freedom. After this next and final round, he’ll have doled out a total of 56, the most ever bestowed in a single presidential term, per Entertainment Weekly.
Hillary Clinton, Ralph Lauren, Magic Johnson, Bill Nye and José Andrés will also be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor Saturday.
The White House said the Medal of Freedom recipients have made “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.
President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to an array of individuals — including Michael J. Fox, Denzel Washington and Hillary Clinton, to name a few — at the White House in Washington,
Denzel Washington is one of nineteen celebrities that has been honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. In a video of Washington receiving the highest civilian honor, he holds the medal to his neck, nearly emotional, as Biden fastens it. Afterward, Washington turns around and embraces the president.
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, chef Jose Andres, actor Michael J. Fox and conservationist Jane Goodall on Saturday in one of his final official acts in office.
Biden awarded 19 recipients the nation's highest civilian honor on Jan. 4, recognizing their significant contributions across various fields.
U2 frontman Bono, Oscar-winner Denzel Washington and British Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall are among those set to receive America's highest civilian honour from departing President Joe Biden.
President Joe Biden held a star-studded ceremony at the White House Saturday for the latest batch of Medal of Freedom recipients.
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to 19 people on Saturday. According to the White House, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is “presen