President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the nation, on Wednesday, according to a White House press release. Suggested Reading ...

(NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump has announced that he will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at an ...

President Harry S. Truman established the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1945 to recognize civilians for their efforts during World War II. President John F. Kennedy reinstated the medal in 1963 to ...

Robert De Niro, Michael Jordan, Bill and Melinda Gates, Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford, Bruce Springsteen and Lorne Michaels headline a star-studded list of honorees who will receive the ...

The highest civilian honor in the United States is the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Past recipients include former Presidents themselves, scientists, athletes, journalists, historians, ...