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On the recordFebruary 21, 1963
The Army Institute of Heraldry shall prepare for the approval of the President a design of the Medal in each of its degrees.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11085—The Presidential Medal of Freedom

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