Oprah Winfrey Receives Presidential Medal Of Freedom

Oprah,

President Obama

Sixteen people received the award, including former Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, country singer Loretta Lynn and former University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith. Awards were also given posthumously to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, and Sally Ride, the first female astronaut to travel to space.

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