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Presidential Medal of Freedom PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Alphabetical List of Recipients
Presentation Speech Exerpts
Citations (in chronological order)
Speech Exerpt Sources
Citation Text Sources
Alphabetical List of Recipients
Acheson, Dean*
Black, Eugene
Bronk, Detlev W.
Bundy, McGeorge
Bunker, Ellsworth*
Clifford, Clark M.*
Copland, Aaron
de Kooning, Willem
DeBakey, Michael
Disney, Walter
Dobie, J. Frank
Dubinsky, David
Edwards, Lena F.
Eliot, Thomas Stearns
Ellison, Ralph
Fontanne, Lynn
Ford, Henry, II
Gardner, John W.
Harriman, W. Averell*
Hesburgh, Theodore M.
Hope, Bob
John XXIII, Pope
Johnson, Clarence L.
Kaiser, Edgar
Kappel, Frederick
Keller, Helen
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
Komer, Robert W.
Lasker, Mary
Lewis, John L.
Lippmann, Walter
Locke, Eugene Murphy
Lunt, Alfred
Macy, John
McGill, Ralph
McNamara, Robert S.
Morison, Samuel Eliot
Mumford, Lewis
Murrow, Edward R.*
Niebuhr, Reinhold
Peck, Gregory
Price, Leontyne
Randolph, A. Philip
Rockefeller, Laurance
Rostow, Walt Whitman
Rusk, Dean*
Sandburg, Carl
Smith, Merriman
Steinbeck, John
Taussig, Helen B.
Vance, Cyrus
Vinson, Carl*
Watson, Thomas J., Jr.
Webb, James E.
White, Paul Dudley
White, William S.
Wilkins, Roy
Young, Whitney M., Jr.
* Indicates an award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
PRESENTATION SPEECH EXERPTS
At a presentation ceremony in 1964, President Johnson told the recipients why President Kennedy had established the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Johnson said: Other peoples in other lands have marked their history through the years by moments of glory and war, and moments of greatness in power over empires and dominions.
Our experience in our own history has been quite different. Our glory is peace, not war. Our greatness is in people, not power. Our genius for 188 years has been the excellence of individuals.
The history of America is a history of outstanding achievement by outstanding individualsinventors and enterprisers, thinkers and doers, creators and constructors.
Our society today is a changing society, changing from rural values to urban values, from manual labor to mental labor, from scarcity to abundance, from provincial horizons to cosmopolitan horizons. Yet, as our society changes, the value of the individual is unchanging. Our trust must and does continue to rest upon the individual who envisions more, aspires to more, and who achieves more for all of us.
What America is to be, America will be, because of our trust in and of the individual and of his capacity for excellence. Only those who doubt the individual can be dubious of America's survival and success in this century of contest. This belief is mine. It was this conviction that led President Kennedy to the establishment of the [Presidential] Medal of Freedom as our highest civilian honor for outstanding individualscitizens who share an extra measure of individual excellence in the mainstream of our well-being and our advancement. On the talents of such citizens rests the future of our American civilization, for it is from the genius of the few that we enrich the greatness of the many.1 Because President Kennedy was assassinated before he could present the Presidential Medals of Freedom that he had announced, President Johnson presented them at a White House ceremony on December 6, 1963. At that ceremony, President Johnson also made posthumous awards to His Holiness, Pope John XXIII and to former President John F. Kennedy. President Johnson later said that presenting these thirtythree awards was "one of my first and most rewarding acts"2 as president.
During the next five years, President Johnson made fiftysix more awards of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Commenting on recipients of the award, President Johnson stated that: These individuals add distinction to this high award. Each person we honor has previously honored his fellow man by setting for himself a standard of excellence only he was able to achieve. Collectively, they have made man's world safe, his physical body more durable, his mind broader, his leisure more delightful, his standard of living higher, and his dignity important. They are creators; we are the beneficiaries.3
CITATIONS
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HIS HOLINESS, POPE JOHN XXIII
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
December 6, 1963
His Holiness Pope John XXIII, dedicated servant of God. He brought to all citizens of the planet a heightened sense of the dignity of the individual, of the brotherhood of man, and of the common duty to build an environment of peace for all human kind.
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JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
December 6, 1963
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, soldier, scholar, statesman, defender of freedom, pioneer for peace, author of hopecombining courage with reason, and combating hate with compassion, he led the land he loved toward new frontiers of opportunity for all men and peace for all time. Beloved in a life of selfless service, mourned by all in a death of senseless crime, the energy, faith and devotion which he brought to his extraordinarily successful though tragically brief endeavors will hereafter "light our country and all who serve itand the glow from that fire can truly light the world."
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DEAN ACHESON
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
An architect of the defense and growth of a flourishing Atlantic community, his moral resolve and intellectual grasp have placed all free men in his debt.
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DR. DETLEV W. BRONK
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Scientist and leader of scholars, his vision and untiring efforts have advanced science education and helped forge an enduring link between Government and the scientific community.
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AARON COPLAND
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Masterful composer and gifted teacher, his music echoes our American experience and speaks expressively to an international audience.
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WILLEM DE KOONING
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Artist and teacher, he has adventured into a new range of artistic vision and opened bold pathways to our experience of the world.
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WALTER DISNEY
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Artist and impresario, in the course of entertaining an age, he has created an American folklore.
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PROF. J. FRANK DOBIE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Folklorist, teacher, writer, he has recaptured the treasure of our rich regional heritage in the Southwest from the conquistadores to the cowboys.
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DR. LENA F. EDWARDS
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Physician and humanitarian, she has applied her medical skills and compassionate understanding to the women and children of our migratory work force.
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THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Poet and critic, he has fused intelligence and imagination, tradition and innovation, bringing to the world a new sense of the possibilities for order in a revolutionary time.
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DR. JOHN W. GARDNER
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Guardian and critic of American education, he has inspired our schools and colleges toward his own goal of increasing excellence.
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THE REVEREND THEODORE M. HESBURGH
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Educator and humanitarian, he has inspired a generation of students and given of his wisdom in the struggle for the rights of man.
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CLARENCE L. JOHNSON
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Aeronautical engineer, his genius for conceiving unique airframes and his technical management skills contribute mightily to the Nation's security by creating aircraft of daring design with unmatched rapidity and effectiveness.
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FREDERICK KAPPEL
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
A creative leader of business, he synthesizes the skills of management with a farsighted appreciation of how technology and communications may better serve our country.
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HELEN KELLER
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
An example of courage to all mankind, she has devoted her life to illuminating the dark world of the blind and the handicapped.
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JOHN L. LEWIS
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Eloquent spokesman of labor, he has given voice to the aspirations of the industrial workers of the country and led the cause of free trade unions within a healthy system of free enterprise.
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WALTER LIPPMANN
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Profound interpreter of his country and the affairs of the world, he has enlarged the horizons of public thinking for more than five decades through the power of measured reason and detached perspective.
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ALFRED LUNT
Joint Citation for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
A luminous partnership of artistic talents and personal devotion they have brilliantly enlivened and enriched the American stage.
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LYNN FONTANNE
Joint Citation for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
A luminous partnership of artistic talents and personal devotion they have brilliantly enlivened and enriched the American stage.
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RALPH MCGILL
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Editor and journalist, he has courageously sounded the voice of reason, moderation, and progress during a period of contemporary revolution.
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PROF. SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Scholar and sailor, this amphibious historian has combined a life of action and literary craftsmanship to lead two generations of Americans on countless voyages of discovery.
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LEWIS MUMFORD
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
In the name of sanity, he has constantly worked to rescue and extend the qualities of urban life that will preserve and stimulate the humane spirit of western civilization.
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EDWARD R. MURROW
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
A pioneer in education through mass communication, he has brought to all his endeavors the conviction that truth and personal integrity are the ultimate persuaders of men and nations.
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DR. REINHOLD NIEBUHR
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Theologian, teacher, social philosopher, he has invoked the ancient insights of Christianity to illuminate the experience and fortify the will of the modern age.
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LEONTYNE PRICE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
A voice of stirring power and rare beauty, her singing has brought delight to her land and to all those who treasure musical values.
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A. PHILIP RANDOLPH
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Trade unionist and citizen, through four decades of challenge and achievement he has led his people and his nation in the great forward march of freedom.
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CARL SANDBURG
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Son of the prairie, he has helped the Nation and the world to comprehend and share in the great affirmation of American life, asserting always, and in the face of disaster no less than triumph, The People.
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JOHN STEINBECK
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
A writer of worldwide influence, he has helped America to understand herself by finding universal themes in the experience of men and women everywhere.
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DR. HELEN B. TAUSSIG
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Physician, physiologist, and embryologist, her fundamental concepts have made possible the modern surgery of the heart which enables countless children to lead productive lives.
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CARL VINSON
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Master legislative captain, helmsman, and navigator, his fixed star has always been the national interest.
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THOMAS J. WATSON, JR.
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
A business statesman who combined distinction in private life with a cheerful acceptance of countless public duties placed on him by a grateful government.
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DR. PAUL DUDLEY WHITE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
September 14, 1964
Physician, humanist, and teacher, he has led the way toward a greater knowledge of heart disease and the promotion of international understanding through scientific medicine.
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ELLSWORTH BUNKER
SECOND AWARD
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
December 23, 1967
For extraordinary leadership and diplomatic service under arduous and taxing circumstances.
Ambassador Bunker was awarded the Medal of Freedom with Special Distinction in December of 1963. This award was in recognition of his service over the years as Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, and Nepal, his service as President of the American Red Cross, and a number of special and important missions performed as a consultant for the Department of State in the period from 1962 onward.
A second Medal of Freedom with Special Distinction is hereby conferred upon Ellsworth Bunker of Vermont. This second awardthe first of its kindrecognizes Ambassador Bunker's service as Ambassador to the Organization of American States from 196465. It further recognizes the crucial role he played under the most difficult conditions, in the restoration of democratic processes in the Dominican Republic in 196566.
In particular it recognizes the rock-like devotion to duty which led Ambassador Bunker to accept the most difficult and demanding present position in the United States Diplomatic Service overseas, that of Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam, at the age of nearly 73. In that position, Ambassador Bunker has once again demonstrated extraordinary diplomatic skill, as well as deep sympathy and understanding for the aspirations and efforts of the people and Government of South Vietnam. His quiet and effective leadership of all American activities in Vietnam have made an immeasurable contribution to the progress of our efforts to assist that country to determine its own future without external interference.
Through this award, a grateful nation once again pays tribute to one of its most distinguished citizens and public servants.
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EUGENE MURPHY LOCKE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
December 23, 1967
A distinguished citizen of Texas, he was appointed by President Johnson to be Ambassador to Pakistan in 1966. He served with enormous skill in this important post at a time of difficulties in U.S.Pakistan relations and when relations between the two great countries of the sub-continent, both good friends of the United States, were under considerable strain. He made a significant contribution to the improvement of U.S.Pakistan relations. His ability to grasp problems quickly, and the qualities of firmness, tact, and political insight he brought to bear on the issues with which he was confronted there led President Johnson to name him as Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam. To this vital post Ambassador Locke has brought impressive energy, high intelligence, integrity, understanding and wisdom, qualities which have won for him the esteem and respect of his colleagues and of Vietnamese in official and unofficial circles. In this most difficult and complex situation Ambassador Locke has acted with single-minded devotion in carrying forward the crucial task in which the United States is engaged on the soil of Vietnam.
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ROBERT W. KOMER
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
December 23, 1967
His long record of Government service has been in posts with a high degree of sensitivity, involving often the most confidential relationship with his superiors and with the office of the President. He has brought to these assignments a trained and disciplined mind, high intelligence, unflagging zeal, and an unusual ability to master a wide range of problems. The excellence of his performance, and the depth of his knowledge of the exceedingly complex and difficult problems with which our Government is faced in Vietnam caused the President to appoint him to the post of Deputy to General Westmoreland with the rank of Ambassador, with responsibility for civil operations and revolutionary development support. Taking over his post at a time when the organization of our supporting role was undergoing major changes he has exhibited immense dedication, drive, imagination, organizing ability and skill. He has contributed greatly to the effectiveness of our supporting role and to the steady progress being made in the crucial area of pacification. He has thus made an outstanding contribution to the United States effort in Vietnam.
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ROBERT S. MCNAMARA
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
February 28, 1968
For seven years, you have administered our complex Defense establishment unifying our strength so that we might respond effectively wherever the security of our free world was challenged.
A brilliant analyst and modern administrator, you have brought a new dimension to defense planning and decision-making.
You have grasped the urgent social crisis of our timethe awakening of hope among the world's poor.
You have understood that while freedom depends on strength, strength itself depends on the determination of free people.
Your seven long years of unshakeable loyalty to the Republic, to the President, and to all who served beside and under you in the services, is an example for the public servant and an inspiration for your countrymen.
May your selfless servicespent in defending freedombring even greater rewards in the larger work you now undertake to promote freedom throughout the world.
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JAMES E. WEBB
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
December 9, 1968
A most distinguished public administrator, he has been a farsighted and forceful leader of this Nation in the pioneer exploration of outer space, opening new frontiers of discovery and progress for the American people.
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DEAN RUSK
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 16, 1969
For eight years he served his country as Secretary of State. He brought to that office a brilliant mind, a wide knowledge of the world, a profound historical perspective and a rich experience in international affairs. He gave to that office a tireless devotion to his country's interests, and to the organization of a durable peace. He became, for millions of his fellow citizens and for countless millions throughout the world, a symbol of man's dauntless quest to be free. He knew that freedom required willingness to sacrifice in its behalf. But he also knew that resolution in the face of aggression was not enoughthat men must search for areas of common interest, and for cooperative endeavors to reduce the threat of a third world war. This he did. He did it with steady determination, with cool reasoning and always with unfailing compassion. Disciplined and restrained in the face of calumny, brave and sure the times of crisis, he earned the enduring respect of all who served with him. Selfless patriot, stalwart fighter for human rights, guardian of his nation's welfare and servant of mankind, history will rank him high among those who deserve to be called statesmen.
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EUGENE BLACK
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Eugene Black has served the people of the world with a dedication known to few men in public service. One of the great financial minds of our time, with a compassion unsurpassed, he has devoted his energy and talents to the betterment of the human condition. Wherever on earth people strive for developmentwherever want and hunger exist, he finds his talents. An outstanding American, he is an outstanding citizen of the world as well. And people the world over are in his debt, as is his President.
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CLARK M. CLIFFORD
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Clark Clifford is a man of action, a counselor of Presidents and a servant of the people with wise and cool judgment, a forceful and brilliant leader. Detached, strong, sound, unswayed by the passions of the day, he has searched with clear vision into the urgent problems of our Nation and the community of mankind. America and the world will always be the better for his service.
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W. AVERELL HARRIMAN
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Averrell Harriman, in a career of service that spans a rich and varied lifetime, a generation, has scaled the heights of patriotism as few men in our history have. He is a man of singular grace and forceful spirit, who has answered his country's call in crisis and calm alike, never hesitating to put his abundant energy and manifold talents to the tasks at hand. The peace for which the world hungers will, when it comes, bear his print forever.
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CYRUS VANCE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Cyrus Vance has brought a new dimension to the word "trouble-shooter." An administrator of tested and proven abilities, he has served his Nation with high distinctionin the Executive Branch, and on special missions in the Nation's interest and the cause of world peace. In every task, he has exemplified the highest standards of dedicated public service.
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DR. MICHAEL DEBAKEY
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Modern American pioneer, surgeon of world renown, Dr. Michael DeBakey has led doctors throughout the world to new frontiers in surgery of the heart. His research and methods have conquered infirmities considered hopeless only a few years ago. He has brought new hope and longer life to millions for themselves and their posterity. He has inspired his country to do more to improve people's health the world over. He will himself live in the history of science's never-ending explorations for the prolongation of life.
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DAVID DUBINSKY
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
David Dubinsky is a national leader of foresight and compassion. He has advanced the cause of the workingman in Americaand the broader cause of social justice in the world, with unfailing skill and uncommon distinction. The American people are richer for the service he has given them.
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HENRY FORD II
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Henry Ford II symbolizes the concerned and enlightened business leader who holds much of the hope of our Nation's future. He has committed himself and his formidable abilities to leading the effort to find a place at industry's workbench for every American, and he has succeeded in arousing his fellow industrialists to that cause. In him, the genius of American enterprise meets a devotion to the cause of our country, setting a standard of enlightened service which will inspire business leadership for generations to come.
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RALPH ELLISON
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Ralph Ellison is a writer who has combined social awareness, great artistry, and compassionate understanding. He has given his fellow citizens new insight into the plight of the American Negro. He has inspired the white American not just to understand the black American's problems, but to stand up and fight to eliminate them. His vision of our Democracy has helped Americans to a new determination to bring equality to the lives of all our people.
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BOB HOPE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Over the span of a generation, Bob Hope has lightened America's heart. He has brought laughter into the lives of millions. He has given unstintingly of himself, his time, and his talents in support of a host of worthy causes on behalf of his country. He has brought happiness and pleasure to American fighting men on the battlefronts of three wars. With his gifts of joy to all the American people, he has written his name large in the history of our times.
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EDGAR KAISER
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Edgar Kaiser is a pioneer whose leadership has helped the Nation begin to make good on its pledge of a decent home for every American. He has brought his long experience and his business skills to the problem of building houses within the reach of all our people. The America of the future will be built on foundations he has helped to lay.
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MARY LASKER
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Humanist, philanthropist, activistMary Lasker has inspired understanding and productive legislation which improved the lot of mankind. In medical research, in adding grace and beauty to the environment, and in exhorting her fellow citizens to rally to the cause of progress, she has made a lasting imprint on the quality of life in this country. She has led her President and the Congress to greater heights for justice for her people and beauty for her land.
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GREGORY PECK
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
An artist who has brought new dignity to the actor's profession, Gregory Peck has enriched the lives of millions. He has given his energies, his talents, and his devotion to causes which have improved the lives of people. He is a humanitarian to whom Americans are deeply indebted.
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LAURANCE ROCKEFELLER
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Laurance Rockefeller, citizen, philanthropist, and conservation leader, has with extraordinary vision and leadership, focused the sights of his countrymen on the quality of their physical environmentnot just for today, but for countless tomorrows. Quiet, patient, and persistent servant of the people, he has recalled the wilderness and enriched the landscape and the lives of people. He is a worthy member of a worthy family which has set an example for public service to the country.
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WALT WHITMAN ROSTOW
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Of Walt Whitman Rostow it can and will be said in truth that he advanced the cause of freedom as few men did in his time. Patient and informed, fair and just, with supporters and critics alike, he is a man of wise judgment and sound counsel. He has served the President of the United States, the citizens of his country, and all who prize freedom, tirelessly, with unremitting effort, and with the highest distinction.
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MERRIMAN SMITH
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
For a quarter of a century, the story of the American Presidency has been written most frequently under a famous by-line, "Merriman Smith." The dean of the White House Correspondents has brought to his reporting the dispassionate presentation of the facts and the realistic perspective in the best tradition of journalism. Five Presidents have received from him an objectivity not universal in his profession. Millions know and understand America better because of his patriotic and dedicated service.
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WILLIAM S. WHITE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
William S. White has brought to his long documentation of the continuing chronicle of America a wisdom, compassion, and an insight which have helped the American people understand and appreciate their history and the legacy of their democratic heritage. America's story is better told because he was here to tell it.
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ROY WILKINS
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Roy Wilkinsone of our generation's early Civil Rights leadersremains one of the Nation's great Civil Rights leaders. In his long devotion to the cause of the American Negro, he has advanced the cause of all the American people. With courage, he has served both black and white and helped his President be just to both. No one knows better than he the anger born of injustice. But he also knows that anger alone never freed a human soul. And so he has stirred the Nation's conscience and mobilized its commitment to make good the century-old promise of emancipation. In so doing, he has helped make our democratic dream a living reality.
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WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR.
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
Whitney M. Young, Jr. has lived his life to redeem the promise of his countryequality for all Americans. A fighter to make his dreams come true, a man of action who has labored to achieve his ideals, his entire career has been an affirmation of what one man's dedication to the goal of the better, more just America can accomplish. The President and the Congress, as well as all the people, have been the beneficiaries of his compassion and concern.
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MCGEORGE BUNDY
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
McGeorge Bundy brought to America's security and the cause of freedom in the world a passion for excellence never surpassed in the ranks of American public servants. A man of wisdom and soundness, of complete loyalty and exceptional intelligence, he helped to shape the course on which America could honor its solemn commitments and keep freedom alive when it was grievously threatened. He has answered every call his country has made. He is an architect of that stable world free men seek to build.
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JOHN MACY
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969
John Macy recruited more talent of proven ability into government service than any other man of our time. In demanding only the bestand in seeking it outhe set a standard of excellence that will serve as a benchmark for many years to come. Our governments is stronger today from top to bottom because of his efforts. The government is fairer, too, because John Macy insisted that Equal Employment Opportunity meant what it says. He insisted only on ability and character, without regard to religion or race or color or section.
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SPEECH EXERPT SOURCES
1 Remarks at the Presentation of the 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom Awards, 196364 Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 106366 (September 14, 1964). Back to Text
2 Remarks at the Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Posthumously to Herbert H. Lehman, 196364 Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 244 (January 28, 1964). Back to Text
3 Statement by the President Upon Making Public the Names of the 1964 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 196364 Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 844 (July 4, 1964). Back to Text
CITATION TEXT SOURCES
December 6, 1963 John XXIII, Pope; Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
Remarks of President Johnson and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball at the Presentation of the Medal of Freedom Awards, 196364 Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 2934 (December 6, 1963).
September 14, 1964 Acheson, Dean; Bronk, Detlev W.; Copland, Aaron; de Kooning, Willem; Disney, Walter; Dobie, J. Frank; Edwards, Lena F.; Eliot, Thomas Stearns; Gardner, John W.; Hesburgh, Theodore M.; Johnson, Clarence L.; Kappel, Frederick; Keller, Helen; Lewis, John L.; Lippmann, Walter; Lunt, Alfred; Fontanne, Lynn; McGill, Ralph; Morison, Samuel Eliot; Mumford, Lewis; Murrow, Edward R.; Niebuhr, Reinhold; Price, Leontyne; Randolph, A. Philip; Sandburg, Carl; Steinbeck, John; Taussig, Helen B.; Vinson, Carl; Watson, Thomas J., Jr.; White, Paul Dudley
Remarks at the Presentation of the 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom Awards, 196364 Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 106366 (September 14, 1964).
December 23, 1967 Bunker, Ellsworth; Locke, Eugene Murphy; Komer, Robert W.
Citations for the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Robert W. Komer, Ellsworth Bunker, and Eugene Murphy Locke (January 6 & 7, 1968), File EX MA210 (2/10/66 ) (2-1-68), accompanying, Linda Hanson, Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, letter to the author, January 11, 1993.
February 28, 1968 McNamara, Robert S.
Remarks on Presenting the Medal of Freedom to Robert S. McNamara, 196869, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 29092 (February 28, 1968).
December 9, 1968 Webb, James E.
The President's Toast and Responses at a Dinner Honoring Members of the Space Program, 196869, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 117377 (December 9, 1968).
January 16, 1969 Rusk, Dean
Remarks Upon Presenting the Medal of Freedom to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 196869, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 133741 (January 16, 1969).
January 20, 1969 Black, Eugene; Vance, Cyrus; DeBakey, Michael; Dubinsky, David; Ford, Henry, II; Ellison, Ralph; Hope, Bob; Kaiser, Edgar; Lasker, Mary; Peck, Gregory; Rockefeller, Laurance; Rostow, Walt Whitman; Smith, Merriman; White, William S.; Wilkins, Roy; Young, Whitney M., Jr.; Bundy, McGeorge; Macy, John
Citations for the Medal of Freedom: Eugene Black, Cyrus Vance, Dr. Michael DeBakey, David Dubinsky, Henry Ford II, Ralph Ellison, Bob Hope, Edgar Kaiser, Mary Lasker, Gregory Peck, Laurance Rockefeller, Walt Whitman Rostow, Merriman Smith, William S. White, Roy Wilkins, Whitney M. Young, Jr., John Macy, and McGeorge Bundy (January 22, 196[9]), File EX MA210 (2/10/66 ) (1-22-68), accompanying, Linda Hanson, Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, letter to the author, January 11, 1993.
Harriman, W. Averell
Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Citation to W. Averell Harriman (January 19, 1969), accompanying, Pamela C. Harriman, letter to the author, February 16, 1993.
Clifford, Clark M.
Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Citation to Clark M. Clifford (January 19, 1969), accompanying, Clark M. Clifford (By: Eileen Carver), letter to the author, April 28, 1993.
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