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We Love!! The 2016 Recipients of The Presidential Medal of Freedom

Ellen Degeneres

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, according to Wikipedia, is   is awarded by the President of the United States “for especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors”; it is awarded to individuals selected by the President or recommended to him by the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board.

The 2016 recipients included Ellen Degeneres, Diana Ross, Tom Hanks, Michael Jordan and more.

See pictures below as well as the full clip of the ceremony as provided by Cosmopolitan Magazine and ABC News

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Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Ellen Degeneres

Ellen Degeneres

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Bill & Melinda Gates

Bill & Melinda Gates

Richard Garwin

Richard Garwin

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Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Vin Scully

Vin Scully

Robert Bedford

Robert Bedford

Maya Lin

Maya Lin

Robert DeNiro

Robert DeNiro

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Newt Minow

Newt Minow

Eduardo Pardon

Eduardo Pardon

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry

Elouise Cobell ( Post humous)

Elouise Cobell ( Post humous)

Grace Hopper (post humous)

Grace Hopper (post humous)

 

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