2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient: John Adams
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John H. Adams co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970. Adams served as Executive Director and, later, as President of the nonprofit conservation group until 2006. His tenure is unparalleled by the leader of any other environmental organization. Rolling Stone writes: "If the planet has a lawyer, it's John Adams." Watch John Adams... Read more
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient: John Adams
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)John H. Adams co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970. Adams served as Executive Director and, later, as President of the nonprofit conservation group until 2006. His tenure is unparalleled by the leader of any other environmental organization. Rolling Stone writes: "If the plane...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient: John Sweeney
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)John J. Sweeney is the current President Emeritus of the AFL-CIO. He was president of the organization for four terms, from 1995 to 2009. At the time he was elected president of the AFL-CIO, Sweeney was president of the Service Employees International Union, a position in which had served for 15 ...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient: Dr. Tom Little
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Dr. Tom Little was an ophthalmologist who was brutally murdered on August 6, 2010 by the Taliban in the Kuran Wa Munjan district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan along with nine other members of a team returning from a humanitarian mission to provide vision care in the remote Parun valley of Nuristan. ...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom: Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)In 1974, Jean Kennedy Smith founded Very Special Arts, know as VSA arts, a non-profit organization that promotes the artistic talents of mentally and physically challenged children. Smith also served as an Ambassador to Ireland during the Clinton administration and played a pivotal role in the pe...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Sylvia Mendez (En Español)
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Sylvia Mendez is a civil rights activist of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, who is famous for the integral role she played in Mendez v. Westminster. As an eight year old, her parents attempted to enroll Ms. Mendez in the Westminster school. She was denied entry in the "whites" only school and w...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Congressman John Lewis
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Since 1987, John Lewis has represented Georgia's 5th congressional district, which encompasses most of Atlanta. From age 18 when he met Martin Luther King, Jr., Lewis played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC) and...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Stan Musial
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Stan "The Man" Musial is a baseball legend often referred to as the patron saint of the St. Louis Cardinals. A bronze statue of him stands outside Busch stadium where the Cardinals play. Mr. Musial played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963. A 24-time All-Star selection, Musi...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Warren Buffett
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Warren Buffett is an American investor, industrialist and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in the world. Often called the "legendary investor Warren Buffett," he is the primary shareholder, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is consistently ranked among the world...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Gerda Weissmann Klein
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Gerda Weissmann Klein is a Jewish Holocaust survivor. When Klein was fifteen, Nazi Germany took over Poland. In 1942, Klein was separated from both her parents, who were separately sent to Auschwitz; she was sent to the Dulag (Durchgangslager, a transit camp) and later was sent to a series of lab...
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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Yo-Yo Ma
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Yo-Yo Ma is considered the world's greatest living cello player, a professional musician since the age of 5 whose celebrity transcends the world of classical music. Born in Paris, Ma was a child prodigy on the cello and began serious study in New York in the early 1960s. He made his Carnegie Hall...
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