12/06/1963 AD awarded
The first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, selected by Kennedy, received their medals from his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, on December 6, 1963, at the White House.
Kennedy, who had been assassinated the previous month, was added to the list and granted the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.
Washington, D.C.
Lattitude: 38.9072° N
Longitude: 77.0369° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 38.9072° N
Longitude: 77.0369° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What awarded?
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Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ, Lyndon Baines Johnson) 36th President of the Un...
Objects To Whom or What was awarded?
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John F. Kennedy (JFK, John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy) 5th President of the Uni... -
Presidential Medal of Freedom Award bestowed by the pr...
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