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| U.S. Senators Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is given by the president of the United States to honor individuals who have made great contributions to either the United States or the world. To date, 23 senators have received the award.
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Senator
Baker, Howard H., Jr. (R-TN)
Bentsen, Lloyd M. (D-TX)
Brooke, Edward (R-MA)
Chafee, John (R-RI)
Dole, Robert (R-KS)
Fulbright, J. William (D-AR)
Goldwater, Barry M. (R-AZ)
Humphrey, Hubert H. (D-MN)
Jackson, Henry M. "Scoop" (D-WA)
Javits, Jacob K. (R-NY)
Johnson, Lyndon B. (D-TX)
Kennedy, Edward M. (D-MA)
Kennedy, John F. (D-MA)
Lehman, Herbert H. (D-NY)
Mansfield, Michael (D-MT)
McGovern, George (D-SD)
Mitchell, George J. (D-ME)
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick (D-NY)
Muskie, Edmund S. (D-ME)
Nelson, Gaylord (D-WI)
Pepper, Claude (D-FL)
Smith, Margaret Chase (R-ME)
Thurmond, Strom (R-SC)
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Date Received
Mar 26, 1984
Aug 11, 1999
Jun 23, 2004
Aug 9, 2000
Jan 17, 1997
May 5, 1993
Mar 12, 1986
Jun 9, 1980
Jun 26, 1984
Feb 23, 1983
Jun 9, 1980
Aug 12, 2009
Dec 6, 1993
Jan 28, 1964
Jan 19, 1989
Aug 9, 2000
Mar 17, 1999
Aug 9, 2000
Jan 16, 1981
Sept 29, 1995
May 26, 1989
Jul 6, 1989
Jan 12, 1993
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