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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
Governor of Puerto Rico Don Luis A. Ferré
LUIS A. FERRÉ
Awarded by
President George Bush
November 18, 1991
Luis A. Ferré has led the people of Puerto Rico as a dedicated public servant, visionary industrialist, and patron of the arts. Over the course of his life, Luis A. Ferré has been involved in the family business, newspaper publishing, and university development. He also built and donated Ponce's Museum of Art and free public library. Later, the people of Puerto Rico elected him, the founder and head of the New Progressive Party, their Governor. Luis Ferré equates business success with social responsibility and describes himself as "revolutionary in my ideas, liberal in my objectives, and conservative in my methods." The United States honors one of our pioneers of freedom.
Biography
Puerto Rico - Tree Futures, One Unending Past
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Sister Isolina Ferré
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