Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Strom Thurmond
President George Bush presents Senator Strom Thurmond with the Medal of Freedom in a ceremony in the Oval Office.
Bush gives out Medal of Freedom awards
Remarks on Presidential Medal of Freedom
President George Bush presents Senator Strom Thurmond with the Medal of Freedom in a ceremony in the Oval Office.
Sen. Howard Baker takes a photo of Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., and his wife, Nancy, at the dedication ceremony in Aiken, S.C., Oct. 22, 1984, for a statue of the senior South Carolina senator. Thurmond served in the U.S. Senate longer than any other person.
Medal History
