Political Quotes

I take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the voluntary agencies, the public and private institutions and the many individual families that have contributed so generously to this program.

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.

Excellence has its own reward, not only to those who strive for it but also to the free society which encourages it.

The Medals of Freedom you are about to receive are the highest civilian honor that our country can bestow.