Medal of Freedom for Clinton, Oprah

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on more than a dozen prominent Americans 50 years after the death of the award’s founder, President John F. Kennedy.
Obama honoured former President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and leaders in sports, science and public service in a White House ceremony today. Obama said the recipients reminded Americans of their own potential.
Obama said the late Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, showed America’s daughters, including his own, that they could set their sights high.
The ceremony opens a day of tributes to Kennedy ahead of the 50th anniversary of his assassination Friday. Kennedy established the modern version of the medal but died before the first presentation.