President
Obama awarded talk show legend and media mogul Oprah Winfrey and 15 others with
the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is America’s highest civilian honor.
The award is given to individuals who have made “meritorious contributions to
the security or national interests of the US, to world peace, or to cultural or
other significant public or private endeavors.”
President Obama called Oprah “the
pinnacle of the entertainment universe,” as he put the medal on her neck.
Former President Bill Clinton, country star Loretta Lynn, women’s rights
activist Gloria Steinem, baseball legend Ernie Banks and astronaut Sally Ride
also received the award yesterday.
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