Obama Presents Top Honor to Bill Clinton [View all]
Source: New york times
WASHINGTON — In a ceremony that mixed history and pageantry with the enduring mysteries of a rivalrous political relationship, President Obama on Wednesday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on former President Bill Clinton and 15 others.
Under the twinkling chandeliers of the East Room, Mr. Obama paid tribute to Mr. Clinton for his work as governor of Arkansas, as the 42nd president, and as the founder of the Clinton Global Initiative, which Mr. Obama said had saved millions of lives.
“Lifting up families like his own became the story of Bill Clinton’s life,” the president said, as Mr. Clinton’s wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, sat in the front row of the audience. “He wanted to make sure he made life better and easier for so many people across the country.”
The tableau of Democratic presidents past, present and maybe future was vivid — even more so because this was the 50th anniversary of the Medal of Freedom, an honor created by perhaps the most beloved Democratic president of all, John F. Kennedy.
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