{"id":2236184,"date":"2024-05-03T05:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-honor-democratic-bigwigs-at-white-house-with-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T05:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:06:05","slug":"biden-to-honor-democratic-bigwigs-at-white-house-with-presidential-medal-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-honor-democratic-bigwigs-at-white-house-with-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to prominent Democrats at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-honor-democratic-bigwigs-at-white-house-with-presidential-medal-of-freedom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden will honor exceptional individuals with the\u200d Presidential Medal of Freedom \u2064at the White House. Among the recipients are Nancy Pelosi,\u200c Al Gore,\u2062 and Katie\u2062 Ledecky, recognized for their significant contributions to\u200b society. The award celebrates their leadership and service in \u2063shaping a\u2064 better America. Your summary is concise and captures the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>. \u2064It highlights President \u200dJoe Biden&#8217;s recognition of \u2064notable individuals like \u200bNancy Pelosi, Al Gore, and Katie Ledecky for \u2063their impactful contributions to \u200bsociety through leadership and service. The award symbolizes their role in shaping a \u200cbrighter future for America.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> will present the country\u2019s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/speaker-of-the-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Speaker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA), former Vice President Al Gore, Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, and 17 other people with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> pageantry on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden often says there is nothing beyond our capacity when we act together,\u201d the White House said Friday. \u201cThese 19 Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that shaped America for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The medal is awarded to people who have made \u201cexemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private, endeavors,\u201d according to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are the pinnacle of leadership in their fields,\u201d the White House added. \u201cThey consistently demonstrated over their careers the power of community, hard work, and service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here is the complete list of recipients provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" title>White House<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden talk during a break in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo\/John Locher)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Michael Bloomberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-bloomberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michael Bloomberg<\/a> is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and three-term mayor. He changed the financial information industry and New York City\u2019s education, environment, public health, and the arts. He spent about\u00a0$1 billion of his fortune on an unsuccessful 2020 presidential run and later endorsed Biden for the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Boyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Rev. Greg Boyle is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jesuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jesuit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Catholic<\/a> priest who is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world\u2019s largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program. He has helped thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Angelenos<\/a> turn their lives around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Clyburn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-clyburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jim Clyburn<\/a> (D-SC) is the former assistant Democratic leader and majority whip in the House. Clyburn\u2019s endorsement of Biden in 2020 helped him win the party\u2019s presidential nomination that year with a pivotal win in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Dole<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former North Carolina GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole, the wife of the late Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, has served her country as a U.S. senator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>secretary of transportation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>secretary of labor<\/a>, and president of the American Red Cross. Her foundation supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> caregivers and their families.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Phil Donahue attends the premiere of the Hulu documentary \u201cHillary\u201d at the DGA New York Theater on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Phil Donahue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phil Donahue is a journalist who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>television<\/a> talk show. <em>Donahue<\/em> was the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betty-white-tv-icon-dead-at-99\/\" title=\"Betty White, TV Icon, Dead at 99\">daytime talk show<\/a> to feature audience participation and one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-p-kilgannon-pat-buchanan-as-influential-as-ever\/\" title=\"Thomas P. Kilgannon: Pat Buchanan: As Influential as Ever\">popular television programs<\/a> of its time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medgar Evers (posthumous)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Medgar Evers (d. 1963) fought for his country in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-war-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>World War II<\/a> and returned home to lead the fight against segregation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mississippi<\/a>. After he was murdered at his home at age 37, his wife, Myrlie, continued the fight to seek justice and equality in his name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Vice President Al Gore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/al-gore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gore<\/a> is a former vice president, U.S. senator, and member of the House. He was awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nobel-peace-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nobel Peace Prize<\/a> jointly with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for his action on <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>climate change<\/a>. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 2000 but narrowly lost to Republican George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore, left, and his running mate, vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Lieberman, of Connecticut, wave to supporters at a campaign rally in Jackson, Tenn., Oct. 25, 2000. (AP Photo\/Stephan Savoia, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clarence B. Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clarence B. Jones is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/civil-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>civil rights<\/a> activist and lawyer who helped draft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/martin-luther-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Martin Luther King<\/a> Jr.\u2019s \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech. Jones was instrumental in preserving King\u2019s legacy and remains outspoken against hate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Kerry<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kerry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Kerry<\/a> is a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>secretary of state<\/a>, U.S. senator, and the first special presidential envoy for climate. His bravery in combat during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vietnam-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vietnam War<\/a> earned him the Silver Star and Bronze Star, and his public service career has spanned seven decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Lautenberg (posthumous)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frank Lautenberg (d. 2013) was a five-term United States senator and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Jersey<\/a>\u2019s longest-serving senator. He is remembered for his work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>environmental protection<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/consumers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>consumer safety<\/a> across several fields.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Gold medalist Katie Ledecky of the U.S. celebrates during the medal ceremony for the women\u2019s 800m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo\/Lee Jin-man)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ledecky is the most decorated female swimmer in history. She has won seven Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opal Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Opal Lee is an educator and activist known for her efforts to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/juneteenth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Juneteenth<\/a> a federally recognized holiday. More than 150 years after that day in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a>, she joined Biden to make Juneteenth a national holiday in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Ochoa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ellen Ochoa was the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hispanics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hispanic<\/a> woman in space and the second female director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nasa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NASA<\/a>\u2019s Johnson Space Center. Ochoa has flown in space four times and logged nearly 1,000 hours in orbit.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with reporters after a news conference to address sea level rise along the city\u2019s waterfront in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Eric Risberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Nancy Pelosi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pelosi<\/a> served as the 52nd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/speaker-of-the-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>speaker of the House<\/a> and has represented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>San Francisco<\/a> in Congress for more than 36 years. She has shaped legislative agendas and Democratic priorities for decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jane Rigby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jane Rigby, an astronomer who grew up in Delaware, is the chief scientist of the world\u2019s most powerful telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, and a prolific researcher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teresa Romero<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teresa Romero is the president of the United Farm Workers and the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Latina<\/a> to become president of a national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>union<\/a> in the United States. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Judy Shepard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Judy Shepard is the co-founder of the Matthew Shephard Foundation, an organization created in honor of her son, who was murdered in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gay-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-responds-in-classic-fashion-after-target-pulls-johnny-the-walrus-amazon-removes-from-top-lgbt-spot\/\" title=\"Walsh Responds In Classic Fashion After Target Pulls \u2018Johnny The Walrus,\u2019 Amazon Removes From Top LGBT Spot\">anti-gay hate crime<\/a><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Thorpe (posthumous)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jim Thorpe (d. 1953) was the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/native-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Native American<\/a> to win an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Olympic<\/a> gold medal. The country\u2019s original multisport star, he went on to play professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nfl\/\">football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>baseball<\/a>, and basketball.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Michelle Yeoh arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Michelle Yeoh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Yeoh is an actress known for her work in several blockbusters over four decades. Recently, she became the first Asian to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Academy Award<\/a> for best actress for the 2022 film <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon notable individuals including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ex-Vice President Al Gore, and swimmer Katie Ledecky at a White House ceremony on Friday. Biden&#8217;s belief in collective action as a key to achieving greatness will underscore this prestigious event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2236185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24026849767976.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2236184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24026849767976.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2236185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}