In remembrance of John F. Kennedy
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President Barack Obama was bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on more than a dozen prominent Americans 50 years after the death of the award’s founder, President John F. Kennedy.
Obama honored former President Bill Clinton, entertainer Oprah Winfrey, and leaders in sports, science and public service in a White House ceremony yesterday. Obama said the recipients remind Americans of their own potential.
Obama said the late Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, showed America’s daughters, including his own, that they can set their sights high.
The ceremony opened a day of tributes to Kennedy ahead of the 50th anniversary of his assassination tomorrow. Kennedy established the modern version of the medal but died before the first presentation.
Kennedy was slain while riding in an open car in a motorcade during a visit to Dallas. Obama plans to meet privately at the White House tomorrow with leaders and volunteers from the Peace Corps program, also established by Kennedy.
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