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Presidential Medal of Freedom

Presidential Medal of Freedom

joint-highest civilian award of the United States, bestowed by the President

166
Memorial Pages

166 memorial pages of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Memorial page of Alan Greenspan
AG
Portrait of Alan Greenspan (1926–2026) – memorial page

Memorial

Alan Greenspan

03/06/1926 – 06/22/2026

100 years

American economist and financial advisor (born 1926)

New York City
16
JJ
Portrait of Jesse Jackson (1941–2026) – memorial page

Memorial

Jesse Jackson

10/08/1941 – 02/17/2026

84 years

American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Chicago
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Family Tree
NP
Portrait of Norman Podhoretz (1930–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Norman Podhoretz

01/16/1930 – 12/16/2025

95 years

American writer

Manhattan
1
Family Tree
JW
Portrait of James Watson (1928–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

James Watson

04/06/1928 – 11/06/2025

97 years

American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate

East Northport
155
Family Tree
DC
Portrait of Dick Cheney (1941–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Dick Cheney

01/30/1941 – 11/03/2025

84 years

Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

Northern Virginia
8
Family Tree
RR
Portrait of Robert Redford (1936–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Robert Redford

08/18/1936 – 09/16/2025

89 years

American actor and director (1936—2025)

Provo
26
CK
Portrait of Charlie Kirk (1993–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Charlie Kirk

10/14/1993 – 09/10/2025

31 years

American political activist

Arlington Heights
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WH
Portrait of William H. Webster (1924–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

William H. Webster

03/06/1924 – 08/08/2025

101 years

American attorney and jurist, former Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council

Warrenton
1
Family Tree
JL
Portrait of Jim Lovell (1928–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Jim Lovell

03/25/1928 – 08/07/2025

97 years

American astronaut

Lake Forest
21
Family Tree
JC
Portrait of Jimmy Carter (1924–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Jimmy Carter

10/01/1924 – 12/29/2024

100 years

president of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Jimmy Carter House
13
Family Tree
EK
Portrait of Ethel Kennedy (1928–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Ethel Kennedy

04/11/1928 – 10/10/2024

96 years

American human-rights campaigner and spouse of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy

Boston
14
WM
Portrait of Willie Mays (1931–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Willie Mays

05/06/1931 – 06/18/2024

93 years

American baseball player

Palo Alto
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TP
Portrait of Thomas P. Stafford (1930–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Thomas P. Stafford

09/17/1930 – 03/18/2024

93 years

American astronaut

Satellite Beach
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Family Tree
CR
Portrait of Chita Rivera (1933–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Chita Rivera

01/23/1933 – 01/30/2024

91 years

American actress, dancer and singer

New York City
1
RS
Portrait of Robert Solow (1924–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Robert Solow

08/23/1924 – 12/21/2023

99 years

American economist

Lexington
1
Family Tree
SD
Portrait of Sandra Day O'Connor (1930–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Sandra Day O'Connor

03/26/1930 – 12/01/2023

93 years

American lawyer and jurist

Phoenix
11
Family Tree
RC
Portrait of Rosalynn Carter (1927–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Rosalynn Carter

08/18/1927 – 11/19/2023

96 years

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Plains
12
Family Tree
GM
Portrait of Gordon Moore (1929–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Gordon Moore

01/03/1929 – 03/24/2023

94 years

American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation

Waimea
11
Family Tree
PJ
Portrait of Paul Johnson (1928–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Paul Johnson

11/02/1928 – 01/12/2023

94 years

journalist, grand historian and speechwriter from England

London
1
AC
Portrait of Ash Carter (1954–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Ash Carter

09/24/1954 – 10/24/2022

68 years

25th United States Secretary of Defense

Boston
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DM
Portrait of David McCullough (1933–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

David McCullough

07/07/1933 – 08/07/2022

89 years

American historian and author

Hingham
2
BR
Portrait of Bill Russell (1934–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Bill Russell

02/12/1934 – 07/31/2022

88 years

American basketball player

Mercer Island
1
NM
Portrait of Norman Mineta (1931–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Norman Mineta

11/12/1931 – 05/03/2022

90 years

American politician

Edgewater
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Family Tree
MA
Portrait of Madeleine Albright (1937–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Madeleine Albright

05/15/1937 – 03/23/2022

84 years

United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001

Washington, D.C.
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