Obama awarded television legend Oprah Winfrey and 15 other Americans the Presidential Medal of Freedom, created 50 years ago by President Kennedy. Other recipients included, country music artist Loretta Lynn, women's rights leader Gloria Steinem, baseball great Ernie Banks and pioneering astronaut Sally Ride.
"These are the men and women who in their extraordinary lives remind us all of the beauty of the human spirit, the values that define us as Americans, the potential that lives inside of all of us," Obama said during a ceremony at the White House.
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