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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient L. Paul Bremer III
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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient L. Paul Bremer III
Statement on Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
December 2, 2004
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
President Bush will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to L. Paul Bremer III, Tommy R. Franks, and George J. Tenet in a ceremony at the White House on December 14, 2004.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation's highest civil award. It was established by President Truman and later re-established by President Kennedy. It is awarded by the President of the United States to persons who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
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President George W. Bush awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Iraqi administrator L. Paul Bremer III during a ceremony at the White House, December 14, 2004. Former U.S. Army General Tommy R. Franks and former CIA Director George John Tenet also received the nation's highest civilian honor at the ceremony for their contribution to U.S. action in Iraq. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (left) and L. Paul Bremer III (center) join President George W. Bush in the Oval Office, May 6, 2003, as the President announces Paul Bremer's appointment as the Presidential envoy to Iraq.
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