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On the recordFebruary 21, 1963
The Board shall screen such recommendations and, on the basis of such recommendations or upon its own motion, shall from time to time submit to the President nominations of individuals for award of the Medal, in appropriate degrees.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11085—The Presidential Medal of Freedom

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