The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award that's given in our country.
Jimmy Carter: “The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award that's given in our country.”
On the recordJuly 10, 1977
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Presidential Medal of Freedom Remarks on Presenting the Medal to Dr. Jonas E. Salk and to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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