US President Barack Obamarecognized
17 Americans with the nation's highest civilian award on Tuesday,
including the first black woman elected to Congress, one of the greatest
catchers in baseball history and one of the world's most famous film
directors.
'Today
we celebrate some extraordinary people: innovators, artists and leaders
who contribute to America's strength as a nation,' Obama said at the
ceremony.
US President Barack Obama
presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to a range of entertainers
including Steven Spielberg, musicians Gloria and Emilio Estefan, singer
James Taylor, composer Stephen Sondheim, violinist Itzhak Perlman and
actress Barbra Streisand.
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