Medal of Freedom

Rock legend Bob Dylan is seen May 29, 2012, at the White House in Washington, where President Barack Obama was to present him with the Medal of Freedom.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama presents rock legend Bob Dylan with the Medal of Freedom, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama shakes hands with rock legend Bob Dylan after presenting him with the Medal of Freedom, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to retired Supreme Court associate justice John Paul Stevens during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama awards author Toni Morrison the Medal of Freedom, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama congratulates author Toni Morrison after presenting her with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama presents former secretary of state Madeleine Albright with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama congratulates former secretary of state Madeleine Albright after presenting her with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama awards American labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta the Medal of Freedom, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to former assistant attorney general in charge of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice John Doar during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama congratulates astronaut and former senator John Glenn after presenting him with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to astronaut and former senator John Glenn during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to physician and epidemiologist William Foege during a ceremony on May 29, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama awards Pat Summitt, former women's college basketball head coach, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House, May 29, 2012, in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama looks to Pat Summitt, former women's college basketball head coach, as he awards her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House, May 29, 2012, in Washington.

Medal of Freedom

Pat Summitt, former women's college basketball head coach, talks with Bob Dylan after they received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House, May 29, 2012, in Washington.