Washington — President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Hillary Clinton and 18 others “who’ve made America a greater place,” the White House introduced Saturday.
Clinton, who served as first woman, senator, secretary of state, and was the primary girl to be nominated for president by a significant political occasion, “made historical past many instances over a long time in public service,” the announcement mentioned.
Other recipients embody actors Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington, U2 frontman Bono, Inter Miami soccer star Lionel Messi and billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
Those receiving the award posthumously are former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, civil rights chief Fannie Lou Hamer, former Defense Secretary Ash Carter and former Michigan Gov. George W. Romney.
Mr. Biden can be honoring ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, retired Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, chef and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés, dressmaker Ralph Lauren, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, science educator Bill Nye “The Science Guy,” LGBTQ activist and entrepreneur Tim Gill, billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein and American Film Institute founder George Stevens Jr.
Several of the recipients are longtime donors to Biden and the Democratic Party.
The awards shall be offered on the White House later Saturday.
According to the White House, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is “offered to people who’ve made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or safety of the United States, world peace, or different important societal, public or personal endeavors.”
The award was established by Robert F. Kennedy’s brother, the late President John F. Kennedy, in 1963.
