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On the recordApril 25, 2012
These extraordinary honorees come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but each of them has made a lasting contribution to the life of our Nation.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release - President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

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