Heading the list is Hillary Clinton
...and 18 others "who have made America a better place," the White House announced Saturday.
Other recipients include actors Michael J. Fox [Canada/US] and Denzel Washington, U2 front man Bono [Ireland], Inter Miami soccer star Lionel Messi [Argentina] and billionaire philanthropist George Soros [Hungary/US]. Those receiving the award posthumously are former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, former Defense Secretary Ash Carter and former Michigan Gov. George W. Romney.
...ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, retired Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, chef and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, science educator Bill Nye "The Science Guy," LGBTQ activist and entrepreneur Tim Gill, billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein and American Film Institute founder George Stevens Jr. Several of the recipients are longtime donors to Biden and the Democratic Party.
According to the White House, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is "presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors." The award was established by Robert F. Kennedy's brother, the late President John F. Kennedy, in 1963.
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