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2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Yo-Yo Ma
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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 debut at age nine. He has won more than a dozen G... Read more

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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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- -: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Maya Angelou

February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Dr. Maya Angelou is a prominent and celebrated author, poet, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker, and civil rights activist, who is currently the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University. She has served on two presidential committees, was awarded the Presidential Medal ...

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- -: State Dinner for German Chancellor Merkel

June 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

President Obama exchanges toasts with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and presents her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a state dinner in the Rose Garden. June 7, 2011.

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Barack Obama: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony

February 15, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Thirteen outstanding people who excelled in their field and were generous in taking the extra mile are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Barack Obama.

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