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Gerald Ford: Mr. Secretary, it is my honor and tremendous privilege to award you on behalf of this grateful Nation the Presidential…

On the recordJanuary 12, 1977
Mr. Secretary, it is my honor and tremendous privilege to award you on behalf of this grateful Nation the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award it is within the power of a President to grant.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks Upon Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Henry A. Kissinger

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