Richard Nixon actually said...

He is a very fine human being, generous with his time, concerned about those less fortunate than he is, and it is this kind of man who deserves the Medal of Freedom, the highest recognition that our Government can give to an individual who is not in the Armed Forces of the United States.

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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles LeRoy Lowman.

07/26/1974

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