President Barack Obama presents Basetball Hall of Fame member and human rights advocate Bill Russell the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of...
President Barack Obama embraces tennis champion Billie Jean King after presenting her with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of...
President Barack Obama presents Basetball Hall of Fame member and human rights advocate Bill Russell the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of...
Former Boston Celtics captain Bill Russell is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at...
Bill Russell, former professional basketball player and head coach of the Boston Celtics, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S....
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to stage and screen legend Chita Rivera during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House...
Former Boston Celtics captain Bill Russell shares a moment with U.S. President Barack Obama during the 2010 Medal of Freedom presentation ceremony at...
President Barack Obama presents poet and author Maya Angelou with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in...
Former Boston Celtics captain Bill Russell is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier during a ceremony in the East Room of the White...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to tennis champion Billie Jean King during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August...
President Barack Obama presents Singer Bruce Springsteen with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a...
President Barack Obama presents actor Tom Hanks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony...
President Barack Obama presents actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor,...
President Barack Obama presents actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor,...
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House February 15,...
President Barack Obama presents NBA star and athlete Michael Jordan with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor,...
Former Boston Celtics captain Bill Russell listens during the 2010 Medal of Freedom presentation ceremony at the East Room of the White House...
Former Boston Celtics captain Bill Russell is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to stage and screen legend Chita Rivera during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, during a ceremony in the East Room of...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to physicist Stephen Hawking during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12,...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Bishop Desmond Tutu during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in...
President Barack Obama smiles before presenting actor Tom Hanks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a...
President Barack Obama and NBA athlete Michael Jordan shake hands during the presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest...
President Barack Obama smiles before presenting actor Tom Hanks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a...
President Barack Obama presents actor Tom Hanks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony...
President Barack Obama presents NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a...
President Barack Obama shakes hands with NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shortly before presenting him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
Former Boston Celtics captain Bill Russell is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom during an East Room event at the White House February 15, 2011...
Rep. John Lewis is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the White House February 15, 2011...
Baseball Hall of Fame member Stan Musial is presented with the 2010 Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room event at the...
President Barack Obama presents former U.S. President George H.W. Bush with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February...
President Barack Obama presents Basetball Hall of Fame member and human rights advocate Bill Russell the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of...
President Barack Obama, left, awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during a ceremony in the East Room of the...
President Barack Obama embraces Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier after presenting him with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Kara Kennedy on behalf of her father, Sen. Edward Kennedy , during a ceremony in the East...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to former President of Ireland Mary Robinson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Joanne Kemp on behalf of her husband, statesman and sports icon Jack French Kemp, during a...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier during a ceremony in the East Room of the White...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Stuart Milk on behalf of her uncle, Harvey Bernard Milk, during a ceremony in the East Room...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to medical research pioneer Dr. Janet Davison Rowley during a ceremony in the East Room of the...
President Barack Obama embraces Bishop Desmond Tutu after presenting him with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to physicist Stephen Hawking during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12,...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Dr. Pedro José �Joe� Greer, Jr., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to civil rights pioneer Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room of the...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Crow War Chief Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow � High Bird during a ceremony in the East Room of the...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Bishop Desmond Tutu during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Goodman Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, during a ceremony in the...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during a ceremony in the East Room of the...
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to physicist Stephen Hawking during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12,...
President Barack Obama presents vocalist and musician Diana Ross with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during...
President Barack Obama speaks as former NBA basketball player Michael Jordan looks on before being presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...
President Barack Obama presents artist and designer Maya Lin with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a...
President Barack Obama smiles before presenting actor Tom Hanks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a...
President Barack Obama presents actor Tom Hanks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony...
President Barack Obama presents Saturday Night Live producer and screenwriter Lorne Michaels with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's...
President Barack Obama presents Saturday Night Live producer and screenwriter Lorne Michaels with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's...
President Barack Obama presents attorney and former Chair of the Federal Communications Commission Newt Minow with the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...