Obama honors Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison, Madeleine Albright and more at Medal of Freedom ceremony

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Source: CBS

May 29, 2012 5:05 PM
Lucy Madison

... Among this year's Medal of Freedom recipients were: folk singer Bob Dylan; Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; public servant John Doar, who led efforts in the 1960s to protect and enforce civil rights; physician and epidemiologist William Foege, who helped lead the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox; astronaut and former Senator John Glenn; Gordon Hirabayashi, who openly defied the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II; Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association; Jan Karski, an officer in the Polish Underground during World War I; Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low; Israeli President Shimon Peres; former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57443186-503544/obama-honors-bob-dylan-toni-morrison-madeleine-albright-and-more-at-medal-of-freedom-ceremony/

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57443186-503544/obama-honors-bob-dylan-toni-morrison-madeleine-albright-and-more-at-medal-of-freedom-ceremony/

[xxqqqzme]

1. That is quite a list!

I see Dolores Huerta frequently @ CA Dem party events.

[goclark]

5. Delighted to see Dolores Huerta honored

[The Wielding Truth]

2. This was a moving and inspirational ceremony.

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11. Is it on Video yet?

Can't stress it enough
Must see!

[The Wielding Truth]

12. Just read your reply. If you didn't see it yet, here it is. Enjoy. I really did.

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[babsbunny]

3. John Glenn!!!!

He is saying some good stuff in his interviews too.

[goclark]

4. Saw it , it's a "Must See " ~ K and R

It was awesome -- the President and his staff made it extra special.

Beautifully arranged ~ it just touches your heart.

[Wilms]

6. Madeleine "We Think the [the death of half million Iraqi children] Is Worth It" Albright

Lesley Stahl on U.S. sanctions against Iraq: We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price--we think the price is worth it.

--60 Minutes (5/12/96)

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1084

[Nihil]

9. Yep, Mad Murdering Madeleine Anything But Albright

Obviously a nomination inspired by his Peace Prize.

[JoaKing]

7. Well deserved

I wasn't expecting this, but he deserves it.


http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/05/president-obama-presents-metal-freedom-bob-dylan-toni-morrison-and-others

[BlueIris]

8. I love Toni Morrison.

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10. Every American Must See it!