The US presidential medal of freedom is an award given by the president of the United States. It is given to those people who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors”. The award was established in 1963 and replaced the earlier Medal of Freedom that was established by President Harry S. Truman in 1945.
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The US presidential medal of freedom is an award given by the president of the United States. It is given to those people who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors”. The award was established in 1963 and replaced the earlier Medal of Freedom that was established by President Harry S. Truman in 1945.