President Obama yesterday Nov. 20th presented talk
show legend and media mogul Oprah Winfrey and 15 others with the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, that will be America's highest civilian
honor. The award is directed at individuals who've made "meritorious
contributions to the security or national interests of the US, to world
peace, or even to cultural and other significant public or private
endeavors.”
President Obama called Oprah "the pinnacle of the
entertainment universe," as he put the medal on her neck. Former
President Bill Clinton, country star Loretta Lynn, women's rights
activist Gloria Steinem, baseball legend Ernie Banks and astronaut Sally
Ride also received the award yesterday.
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