President George H.W. Bush among those to receive Medal of Freedom

saltwn · #1 (**permalink**) 02-15-2011, 04:35 AM

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Former President George H.W. Bush, slugger Stan Musial and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are among the 15 individuals who will receive America's highest civilian honor Tuesday, the White House announced.

The 15 will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is "presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," the White House said.

President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will be at the ceremony Tuesday afternoon.

Along with Bush, Musial and Ma, 12 others will receive the prestigious honor.

The other recipients of the medal will be: German Chancellor Angela Merkel; Georgia congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis; Natural Resources Defense Council co-founder John Adams; poet Maya Angelou; investor Warren Buffett; artist Jasper Johns; Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein; humanitarian activist Tom Little, who was killed in Afghanistan; civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez; Boston Celtics NBA legend Bill Russell; nonprofit leader and former Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith; and AFL-CIO chief John Sweeney.
President George H.W. Bush among those to receive Medal of Freedom - CNN.com
"These outstanding honorees come from a broad range of backgrounds and they've excelled in a broad range of fields, but all of them have lived extraordinary lives that have inspired us, enriched our culture, and made our country and our world a better place," Obama said in the statement. "I look forward to awarding them this honor."

In case we forgot : his administration liberated Kuwait.
On a side note did anyone catch his and Barbara's interview on the Today Show? What a loving couple. They celebrated their 66th Valentines Day together with their grand daughter and in which he read some old letters he had written to Barb.
It was cool.

AK Gandy · #2 (**permalink**) 02-15-2011, 07:25 AM

Although I didn't agree with him on everything, Daddy Bush was a smart and classy guy.

Amazing that W inherited very little of it.

Gordon Shumway · #3 (**permalink**) 02-15-2011, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by saltwn

In case we forgot : his administration liberated Kuwait.
On a side note did anyone catch his and Barbara's interview on the Today Show? What a loving couple. They celebrated their 66th Valentines Day together with their grand daughter and in which he read some old letters he had written to Barb.
It was cool.

interesting...I recall a bunch of douche bags chanting "no blood for oil" back then. The Persian Gulf War--the Student Front : At USC, Protest Shows its Many New Faces, as Party-School Image Fades - Page 3 - Los Angeles Times
I wonder if they realize that a liberation took place?
Amazing how we can look back at a man like George HW Bush with fondness but I wonder how many of those folks voted for him in 1992.

saltwn · #4 (**permalink**) 02-15-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Gordon Shumway

interesting...I recall a bunch of douche bags chanting "no blood for oil" back then. The Persian Gulf War--the Student Front : At USC, Protest Shows its Many New Faces, as Party-School Image Fades - Page 3 - Los Angeles Times
I wonder if they realize that a liberation took place?
Amazing how we can look back at a man like George HW Bush with fondness but I wonder how many of those folks voted for him in 1992.

I think Independents were just so tired of Regan's screw ups and then GW had to take the economy slow or it would have blown a gut, that many joined Democrats to vote for "any viable alternative". And many conservatives I think didn't get out and vote.

PT Again · #5 (**permalink**) 02-15-2011, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by saltwn

I think Independents were just so tired of Regan's screw ups and then GW had to take the economy slow or it would have blown a gut, that many joined Democrats to vote for "any viable alternative". And many conservatives I think didn't get out and vote.

NO...........i pretty sure it had something to do with the "no new taxes" thing..........

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