That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, California, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U. S. President Richard Nixon.

He also received numerous other awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom presented to him on February 23, 1983 by President Ronald Reagan.

Category: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Thus, a number of Allied soldiers received the Bronze Star Medal in World War II, as well as U. N. soldiers in the Korean War, Vietnamese and allied forces in the Vietnam War, and coalition forces in recent military operations such as the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom and the Iraq War.

Powell's civilian awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President's Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal, the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal, and the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award.

* In 1991, Powell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H. W. Bush.

* On September 30, 1993, Powell was awarded his second Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.

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She received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Pillow Talk, won three Henrietta Awards ( World Film Favorite ), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Legend Award from the Society of Singers, Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award and, in 1989, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures.

In 2004 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in recognition of her distinguished service to the country.

In 2004, Day received the Presidential Medal of Freedom but declined to attend the ceremony because of her fear of flying.

Category: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Category: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

* On 23 June 1987, Kaye was posthumously presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan.

Thomas was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.

Category: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Category: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Other awards he received included a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 and memberships in a variety of literary societies throughout the United States.

* Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Citizens Medal – January 18, 1989

* Wiener won the Bôcher Memorial Prize in 1933 and the National Medal of Science in 1963, presented by President Johnson at a White House Ceremony in January, 1964, shortly before his death.

* Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom – January 19, 1989

Edward Brooke is congratulated by President George W. Bush at the Ceremony for the 2004 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The w: East Room ( White House ) | East Room of the White House.

George W. Bush | President George W. Bush along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi congratulate Borlaug during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on July 17, 2007

* Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom-June 23, 1987

* The White House-Remarks by the President in Medal of Freedom Ceremony

* Medal of Honor Ceremony for Oscar Peterson

Following an average wait of 22 years, approximately 40 % of past Medal winners have gone on to win the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics, presented annually since 1969 at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm.

* Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom-May 23, 1985

* Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute, 2007 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal awarded to Hilary Koprowski, booklet and PDF file, Washington, D. C., 2007 Award Ceremony and speeches

* Notre Dame Chapel, which hosts many of Trinity's traditions, including Academic Convocation, Freshman Medal Ceremony, Cap and Gown Mass, and Baccalaureate Mass.

* Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom

* The 2010 United States Gymnastics Federation National Championships and Medal Ceremony for the 2000 United States women's gymnastics team.

Havergal has many traditions including: Prayers, the Ludemus yearbook, Houses, Candlelight Ceremony, Grandchildren ’ s Party, the J. Herbert Mason Medal for Character and many more.

The Bronze Star Medal was established by Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 ( superseded by Executive Order 11046, 24 August 1962, as amended by Executive Order 13286, 28 February 2003 ).

Documents executed since 4 August 1944 in connection with recommendations for the award of decorations of higher degree than the Bronze Star Medal cannot be used as the basis for an award under this paragraph.

File: Chita Rivera 2009. jpg | Chita Rivera with President Barack Obama prior to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, August 2009

File: Barack Obama speaks to Stephen Hawking. jpg | President Barack Obama talks with Stephen Hawking in the Blue Room of the White House before a ceremony presenting him and 15 others the Presidential Medal of Freedom, August 12, 2009.

*" Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients ", a list of recipients from May 5, 1993, through August 19, 2009, from senate. gov, the U. S. Senate's official website.

On August 22, 2006, the ICM awarded Perelman the Fields Medal for his work on the conjecture, but Perelman refused the medal.

In August 2006, Perelman was awarded, but declined, the Fields Medal for his proof.

* August 21 – The Medal of Honor is posthumously awarded to James Anderson, Jr .— he is the first black U. S. Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

* August 10 – Norman Scott, American admiral and Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1942 )

* August 2 – George E. Stewart, American Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1946 )

* August 23 – Henry F. Warner, American soldier, Medal of Honor ( d. 1944 )

* Recognized among 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates, announced August 25, 2008 and which were awarded on September 29 in a White House ceremony.

Sadao " Spud " Munemori ( Munemori Sadao, born August 17, 1922 – April 5, 1945 ) was a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor, after he sacrificed his life to save those of his fellow soldiers at Seravezza, Italy during the closing stages of World War II.

Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon ( August 30, 1960 – October 3, 1993 ) is a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor.

The National Medal of Science was established on August 25, 1959, by an act of the Congress of the United States under Public Law 86-209.

The Committee on the National Medal of Science was established on August 23, 1961 by executive order 10961 of president John F. Kennedy.

Built on former reservation lands of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians, Lawton was founded on August 6, 1901, and was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton, a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action in the Philippine – American War.

* Webster Anderson ( July 15, 1933 – August 30, 2003 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War.

On August 26, 1982, Louis was posthumously approved for the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award given to civilians by the U. S. legislative branch.

* Medal Defender of a Free Russia ( 2 February 1993 )-for their courage and dedication shown during the defence of democracy and constitutional order of 19 – 21 August 1991

* On August 9, 2000, he was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton.

In August of that year she was awarded the prestigious Edward MacDowell Medal for her contribution to literature.