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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

June 6, 1980.

MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT

FROM:

SUBJECT:

ANNE WEXLER v

MEDAL OF FREEDOM CEREMONY, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1980 11:30 A.M., SOUTH LAWN

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As you know, Tennessee Williams will be present Monday, June 9 to receive the Medal of Freedom, along with his sister, Rose, and brother, Dakin. You should also know that Williams' mother passed away last Saturday after a long illness. I am sure expressions of sympathy would be much appreciated.

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PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM JUNE 91 1980

1. IT IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO HAVE HAD CHARLES BROWN FISK�

11:30AM

THE WINNER OF THE BACH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS�

2. PLAYING THE INTRODUCTORY MOVEMENT OF BACH'S ITALIAN CONCERTO FOR US. 3. THIS IS THE WORLD'S FIRST MAJOR COMPETITION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO BACH� 4. AND SINCE IT WAS BEGUN IN 19591 5. IT HAS ENCOURAGED A WHOLE GENERATION OF MUSICIANS 7 6. TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING & EXCITING MUSIC�

: IN THEIR REPERTOIRES. _/ 7. THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM 8. IS THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD GIVEN BY OUR GOVERNMENT. 9, THE �1EDAL WAS FIRST PRESENTED BY PRES I DENT TRUMAN 10. TO HONOR ESPECIALLY MERITORIOUS NON-MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS 11. TO NATIONAL SECURITY & WORLD PEACE DURING THE "WORLD WAR II" PERIOD. I

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1. OVER THE YEARS THE QUALIFICATIONS WERE BROADENED

2. TO INCLUDE CULTURAL & OTHER SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC & PRIVATE ENDEAVORS.

3. PAST RECIPIENTS HAVE INCLUDED

4. MANY OF THE GREATEST COf1POSERS., WRITERS., SCIENTISTS.,

PERFORM-ING & ·VISUAL ARTISTS., �. :· . . . .

RELIGIOUS & MORAL LEADERS OF OUR TIME --

5.� APPROPRIATELY COVERING THE WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ·,;t 6. THAT A FREE PEOPLE RIGHTLY CONSIDER TO BE�

:7. INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR N�TIONAL LifE., 8. AND TO THE PEACE & CULTURAL ENRICHMENT OF ALL PEOPLE. j

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I. THE �1EN & WOMEN TO BE HONORED HERE TODAY REFLECT THAT BROAD RANGE --

2 I AN AUTHOR & AN ARCHIBISHOP"

3. AN ADMIRAL & AN A�TOR WHO CAME TO SYMBOLIZE

·: THE> SPlRIT OF AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM.,

4.. A BIOLOGIST & A,.BIRDWATCHER.,:

5_; A DRAMATIST & A DANCER., ..

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7. A COLORATURA & A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER & A SENATOR· FRO�l MINNESOTA

WHOSE ENTHUSIASM & COMPASSION INSPIRED A GENERATION.

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1. THEIR WIDELY DIFFERING STYLES & CAREERS ARE UNITED BY ONE THING --..

. 2 • . THEIR PASSIONATE COMMIT MENT TO THEIR OWN COVICTIONS •

. 3. THEY HAVE ENRICHED OUR LIVES

4. BY BROADENING THE SCOPE QF OUR VISIQN 7

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AND.·· DE'EPEN r N6>ou R·. UNDERSTAND r N G. . - .

6. AROUSED OUR RIGHTFUL INDIGNATION

Al INJUSTICE., INDIFFERENCE & IGNORANCE.

'1. THEY HAVE MADE US LOOK UP TO THE BIRD IN- FLIGHT.,

DOWN INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN.,

AND INWARD TO PROBE THE CRUELTY., Co�-lEDY.,

COURAGE & COMPASSION

OF THE HUMAN HEART. ;f

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J. THE REST OF US HAVE NOT ALWAYS COME UP TO THE HIGH STANDARDS THEY HAVE SET�

2. BUT BECAUSE OF THEM -:::a"'

3. OUR NATION IS A LITTLE MORE SECURE�

A LITTLE LESS CARELESS�

A LITTLE MORE LITERATE�

A LITTLE �10RE LOVING

THAN WE MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN. �

4. I WILL READ THE NAMES & CITATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

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1. ANSEL ADAMS. -

2. AT ONE WITH THE POWER OF THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE�

--3. AND RENOWNED FOR THE PATIENT SKILL & TIMELESS BEAUTY OF HIS WORK� ·,

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,4. PHOTOGRAPHER ANSEL ADAMS HAS BEEN VISIONARY IN HIS EFFORTS

TO PRESERVE THIS COUNTRY'S WILD & SCENIC AREAS� . . . _- : ' � ·•

BOTH ON FILM & ON EARTH.

5. DRAWN TO THE BEAUTY OF NATURE'S MONUMENTS�

,6, HE IS REGARDED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS AS A MONUMENT HIMSELF�

] I AND BY PHOTOGRAPHERS AS A NATIONAL INSTITUTION I

8. IT IS THROUGH HIS FORESIGHT & FORTITUDE THAT SO MUCH OF AMERICA

HAS BEEN SAVED FOR FUTURE AMERICANS.

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1. RACHEL CARSON.

2. NEVER SILENT HERSELF IN THE FACE OF DESTRUCTIVE TRENDS�

3 I RACHEL CARSON FED A SPRING OF A��ARENESS ACROSS AMERICA & BEYOND I

4. A BIOLOGIST WITH A GENTLE, CLEAR VOICE�

5. SHE WELCOMED HER AUDIENCES TO HER LOVE OF THE SEA�

p. WHILE WITH AN EQUALLY CLEAR DETERMINED VOICE

7. SHE WARNED AMERICANS OF THE DANGERS HUMAN BEINGS THEMSELVES POSE

8. AL�JAYS CONCERNED} ALWAYS ELOQUENT I

FOR THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.

9. SHE CREATED A TIDE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS

THAT HAS NEVER EBBED.

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1. LUCIA CHASE I

2. BALLERINA LUCIA CHASE HAS BEEN A· ONE-WOMAN SHOW�

3. DEVOTING HER LIFEWORK TO SUSTAINING THE VITALITY OF AMERICAN DANCE.

4. A DANCER & BALLET.DlRECTORBOTH�

5. SHE HAS INTERPRETED ROLES & CREATED THEM� '

6. AND IN EVERY INSTANCE

J. SHE HAS SERVED TO ,INSPIRE- THE YOUNG�

ENTERTAIN US ALL�

AND WIN FOR AMERICAN TALENT

ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE ON THE

INTERNATIONAL STAGE OF DANCE.

1. BEVERLY SILLS GREENOUGH .

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.2. BEVERLY SILLS HAS CAPTURED WITH HER VOICE

EVERY NOTE OF HUMAN FEELINGJ

·3, AND WITH HER SUPERB DRAMATIC TALENT

PROJECTED THEM OUT TO US WITH RINGING CLARITY .

. 4. THROUGH HER MANY & DIVERSE ROLES�

5. SHE TELLS & RETELLS OPERA"S INTENSELY HEIGHTENED STORIES

6. OF HUMAN FOLLYJ GOODNESS} PAIN & TRIUMPH.

7. SHE HAS TOUCHED & DELIGHTED AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD --

8. AS A PERFORMER� AS A RECORDING ARTISTJ & NOW AS A PRODUCER --

9. AND OF ALL HER ARTS SHE IS A MASTER.

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1. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY.

2. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY AWED US WITH THE SCOPE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE;

3. HE INSPIRED US WITH THE DEPTH OF HIS SYMPATHY:

4. HE MOVED US WITH HIS PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE:

5� HE DELIGHTED US WITH HIS JOYOUS LOVE OF HIS FELLO\� HUMAN BEINGS.

6. HE BROUGHT HONOR & ENTHUSIASM TO EVERYTHING HE DID. '

7 I HE ENOBLED THE PO LIT I CAL PROCESS I

1. ARCHBISHOP I AKOVOS I

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2. GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS HAS LONG PUT INTO PRACTICE '

�. AS A PROGRESSIVE RELIGIOUS LEADER

WHAT HE HAS PREACHED.

4. CONCERNED WlTH HUMAN· RIGHTS & THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT J

s·, HE HAS MARCHED WITH DR .. MARTIN LUTHER KING� JR.

6. AND HAS MET WITH THE POPE

TO HELP BLEND 2 STREAMS OF RELIGIOUS CONVICTION.

]. AS THE PRIMATE OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

OF NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

8. HE HAS GIVEN GUIDANCE TO MILLIONS.

CONCERNED WITH HIS CONGREGATION�

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2. LYNDON B. JOHNSON CARED DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COUNTRY�

ITS CITIZENS�

AND THE CONDITION OF THEIR LIVES.

3. HE KNEW WELL HOW TO TRANSLATE CONCERN· INTO ACTION�

AND ACT! ON ··INTO A NATION.AL AGENDA I

_4. HE DID MORE THAN ANY AMERICAN OF HIS TIME

S. TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF IN-JUSTICE� ILLITERACY J POVERTY & SICKNESS.

:6. WE ARE A GREATER SOCIETY

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7. BECAUSE PRESIDENT JOHNSON LIVED AMONG US

AND WORKED FOR US ALL.

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1. CLARENCE M. MITCHELL. JR .

2. CLARENCE M. MITCHELL., JR� J FOR DECADES WAGED IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS

·3. A STUBBORNJ RESOURCEFUL & HISTORIC CAMPAIGN FORSOCIAL JUSTICE.

4. THE INTEGRITY OF THIS "lOlsr SENATOR"

5 I EARNED H lM THE RESPECT OF FRIENDS ·& ADVERSARIES ALIKE I

6. HIS BRILLIANT ADVOCACY HELPED TRANSLATE INTO LAW

1. THE PROTESTS & ASPIRATIONS OF MILLIONS .

CONSIGNED TOO LONG TO 2ND CLASS CITIZENSHIP.

8. THE HARD-WON FRUITS OF HIS LABORS

9. HAVE MADE AMERICA A BETTER & STRONGER NATION.

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1. ROGER TORY PETERSON.

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2. ROGER TORY PETERSON HAS ACHIEVED DISTINCTION

3. AS A CONSUMMATE PAINTER., WRITER., TEACHER & SCIENTIST.

4. AS AN UNABASHED LOVER OF BIRDS & A DISTINGUISHED ORNITHOLOGIST.,

5. HE HAS FURTHERED THE-STUDY., APPRECIATION.,

AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS THE WORLD OVER.

6. AND HE HAS DONE MORE.

'7. HE HAS IMPASSIONED THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS.,

8. AND HAS AWAKENED IN MILLIONS ACROSS THIS LAND.,

.9 I A FONDNESS FOR NATURE Is OTHER TWO-LEGGED CREATURES I

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1. ADMIRAL H.G. RlCKOVER. U.S. NAVY . . . .

2. ADMIRAL RICKOVER EXEMPLIFIES THE AMERICAN BELIEF

3. THAT FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY ARE INSEPARABLE:

4. THE DUTY OF THE CITIZEN IS TO CONTRIBUTE HIS BEST

TO THE NATION Is WELFARE & DEFENSE I

5 I HE HARNESSED ATOMIc POWER FOR PEACE I

6. H�Is SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT & APPLICATION OF NUCLEAR PROPOLSION

REVOLUTIONIZED NAVAL WARFARE.

7. THE PERFORMANCE: OF OUR NUCLEAR FLEET

8. OVER MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY

9. IS PROOF OF HIS WELL-KNOWN COMf�ITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

10. THIS NATION'S FIRST CIVILIAN ELECTRIC UTILITY REACTORJ

11. WHICH HE DESIGNED & DEVELOPED IN THE 1950'sJ

12. IS THE TECHNOLOGICAL FORERUNNER OF NEARLY ALL UTILITY REACTORS

SUBSEQUENTLY BUILT IN THIS COUNTRY.

13. A KEEN OBSERVER OF MANKINDJ

1q, HE HAS NOT HESITATED TO MEASURE PUBLICLY

15. THE ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENT) INDUSTRYJ THE PROFESSIONS) & OUR SCHOOLS

AGAINST THE STANDARD OF RESPONSIBILITY.

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1. ROBERT PENN WARREN.

2. ROBERT PENN WARREN EXCELS AS A POET� NOVELIST�

LITERARY CRITIC� & TEACHER.

3. HIS TEXTBOOKS HELPED TO TRANSFORM

THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE & WRlTING IN THE UNITED STATES.

4. AS A LITERARY CRAFTSMAN & A COMMITTED. HUMAN ISl .

5. ROBERT PENN WARREN HAS UNDERTAKEN A LIFE LONG QUEST

FOR SELFI

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1. JOHN WAYNE.

2. JOHN WAYNE WAS BOTH AN EXAMPLE & A SYMBOL

3 I OF TRUE AMERICAN GRIT & DETERMINATION I

4. THROUGH HIS COUNTLESS FILM ROLES�

5. "THE DUKE" STILL LEADS MILLIONS ON HEROIC ADVENTURES . . :

ON BEHALF OF FAIRNESS & JUSTICE.

6. HE EMBODIES THE ENDURING AMERICAN VALUES

] I OF INDIVIDUALISMJ

RELENTLESS BRAVERY�

AND PERSEVERANCE IN PURSUIT OF WHAT IS RIGHT.

8. HE WAS THE QUINTESSENTIAL PATRIOT�

9. AND WILL ESPECIALLY BE REMEMBERED

10. WHENEVER OUR NATION FACES A CHALLENGE

CALLING FOR STEADFAST COURAGE I

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1. EUDORA WELTY.

2. EUDORA WELTY'S FICTIONJ

3. WITH ITS STRONG SENSE OF PLACE & TRIUMPHANT COMIC SPIRITJ

'4, ILLUMINATES THE HUfi1AN. CbN�ITION I 5. HER PHOTOGRAPHS OF JHE ,·SOUTH DURING THE' DEPRESSION

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. REVEAL A RARE ARTISTIC SENSIBILITY, 6. HER CRITICAL ESSAYS EXPLORE MIND & HEARTJ

LITERARY & ORAL TRADITION}

LANGUAGE & LIFE

7. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY} ESSAYSJ & FICTIONJ

'8. EUDORA WELTY HAS ENRICHED OUR LIVES

WITH UNSURPASSED BEAUTY.

9. AND SHOWN US THE WONDER OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

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l. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS.

2. TENNESSEE WILLI A�1S HAS SHAPED THE HI STORY OF MODERN AMERICAN THEATER

3. THROUGH PLAYS WHICH RANGE FROM PASSIONATE TRAGEDIES

TO LYRICAL COMEDIES.

4. HIS MASTERPIECES DRAMATIZE THE ETERNAL CONFLICTS · . . . .

BETWEEN BODY & SOULJ

YOUTH & DEATHJ

LOVE & DESPAIR

THROUGH THE UNITY OF REALITY & POETRY.

5. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SHOWS US

6. THAT THE TRULY HEROIC IN LIFE OR ART

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[The winner of the Bach competition will be supplied by Gretchen Poston on Monday morning.]

Nesmith/Stewart/Simons A-1, 6/4/80 Scheduled Delivery: Mon, June 9, 11 a.m.

Presidential Medal of Freedom

It is a great privilege to have had CftttK/eJ 6�Cdl( /tiftf:e,lt'fr{}JRF-f�&c4i7R;ti;J� .

� the winner of the Bach International

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J0 .Ittfll()�orh-t/ /ttovtt«f'ttf f 6ercl, 1 "�/1:1� Competitions, playing for us. This is the

world's first major competition devoted exclusively to Bach,

and since it was begun in 1959 has encouraged a whole generation

of musicians to include some of the most challenging and

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World War II period. over the years the qualifications were

broadened to include cultural and other significant public and

private endeavors. Past recipients have included many of the

greatest composers, writers, scientists, performing and visual

artists, religious and moral leaders of our time -- appropriately

covering the wide range of activities that a free people rightly

consider to be invaluable contributions to our national life,

and to the peace and cultural enrichment of all people.

The men and women to be honored here today reflect that

broad range -- an author and an archbishop, an admiral and an

actor who came to symbolize the spirit of American individualism,

a biologist and a birdwatcher, a dramatist and a dancer, a

photographer, a poet and a President, a coloratura and a civil

rights leader and a Senator from Minnesota whose enthusiasm and

compassion inspired a generation.

Their widely differing styles and careers are united by

one thing -- their passionate commitment to their de-ep-ly-fei·t Dc.J1-,._

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convictions. They have enriched our lives by broadening the

scope of our vision and deepening our understanding. They

/ n (// r .h .r/(·o-...,. have, in their varying ways, aroused our rightful

,...,an�·er at

injustice, indifference and ignorance. They have made us look

up to the bird in flight, down into the depths of the ocean,

and inward to probe the cruelty, comedy, courage and compassion

of the human heart. We,, have not always come up to the high

standards they have set, but because of them our nation is a

little less careless, a little more literate, a little more

loving than we might otherwise have been.

I will read the names and citations in alphabetical

order:

ANSEL ADAMS

At one with the power of the American landscape, and

renowned for the patient skill and timeless beauty of his

work, photographer Ansel Adams has been visionary in his

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efforts to preserve this country's wild and scenic areas,

both on film and on Earth. Drawn to the beauty of nature's

monuments, he is regarded by environmentalists as a monument

himself, and by photographers as a national institution. It

is through his foresight and fortitude that so much of

America has been saved for future Americans.

RACHEL CARSON

Never silent herself in the face of destructive trends,

Rachel Carson fed a spring of awareness across America and

bey ond. A biologist with a gentle, clear voice, she welcomed

her audiences to her love of the sea, while with an equally

clear determined voice she warned Americans of the dangers

human beings themselves pose for their own environment.

Always concerned, always eloquent, she created a tide of

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environmental consciousness that has n�t�ebbed.

LUCIA CHASE

Ballerina Lucia Chase has been a one-woman show,

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devoting her lifework to sustaining the vitality of American

dance. A dancer and ballet director both, she has interpreted

roles and created them, and in every instance she has served

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to inspire the young, entertain,,the-el-d and win for American

talent its rightful place on the international stage of

dance.

BEVERLY SILLS GREENOUGH

Beverly Sills has captured with her voice every note

of human feeling, and with her superb dramatic talent

projected them out to us with ringing clarity. Through her

many and diverse roles, she tells and retells opera's

intensely heightened stories of human folly, goodness, pain

and triumph. She has touched and delighted audiences throughout

the world as a performer, as a recording artist, and now as

a producer -- and of all her arts she" is a master.

HUBERT H. HUMPHREY

Hubert H. Humphrey awed us with the scope of his

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knowledge; he inspired us with the depth of his sympathy; he

moved us with his passion for social justice; he delighted us

with his joyous love of his fellow human beings. He brought

honor and enthusias m to everything he did. He ennobled the

political process.

ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Iakovos has long put into

practice what he has preached. As a progressive religious

leader concerned with human rights and the ecumenical

movement, he has marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Orthodox Church of North and South America concerned with

his congregation, he has given guidance to millions.

LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON

Lyndon B. Johnson cared deeply about our country, its

citizens, and the condition of their lives. He knew well

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how to translate concern into action, and action into a

national agenda. He did more than any American of his

time to break the chains of injustice, illiteracy, poverty

and sickness. We are a greater society because President

Johnson 1 ived among us and worked for us.t tee/'.

CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR.

Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., for decades waged in the halls

of Congress a stubborn, resourceful and historic campaign for

social justice. The integrity of this "lOlst Senator" earned

him the respect of friends and adversaries alike. His

brilliant advocacy helped translate into law the protests and

aspirations of millions consigned too long to second-class

citizenship. The hard-won fruits of his labors have made

America a better and stronger nation.

ROGER T ORY PETERSON

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lover of birds and a distinguished ornithologist, he has

furthered the study, appreciation and protection of birds

the world over. And he has done more. He has impassioned

thousands of Americans, and has awakened in millions across

this.

land, a fondness for nature's other two-legged creatures.

ADMIRAL H. G. RICKOVER, U.S. NAVY

Admiral Rickover exemplifies the American belief that

freedom and responsibility are inseparable� the duty of the

citizen is to contribute his best to the Nation's welfare

and defense.A

His successful development and application of

nuclear propolsion revolutionized naval warfare. The

performance of our nuclear fleet over more than a quarter

of a century is proof of his well-known commitment to

excellence. This Nation's first civilian electric utility

reactor, which he designed and developed in the 1950's, is

the technological forerunner of nearly all utility reactors

subsequently built in this country. A keen observer of

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mankind, he has not hesitated to measure publicly the

actions of government, industry, the professions, and our

schools against the standard of responsibility.

ROBERT PENN WARREN

Robert Penn Warren excels as a poet, novelist, literary

critic, and teacher. His ::/u:-t'f'..e .; L

textbooks r-=-wr:.i.tt:'en.-w.ith_._ Cl e a nth

Brooks, transform¢ the teaching of literature and writing

in the United States. As a literary craftsman and a

committed humanist Robert Penn Warren has undertaken a

lifelong quest for selfknowledge and moral vision which has

established him as one of America's greatest men of letters

of---the--·20th-·Centursr;···

JOHN WAYNE

John Wayne was both an example and a symbol of true

American grit and determination. Through his countless

film roles, "The Duke" still leads millions on heroic

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adventures on behalf of fairness and justice. He embodies

the enduring American values of individualism, relentless

bravery and perseverance in pursuit of what is right. He

was the quintessential paltriot, and will especially be remembered

whenever our Nation faces a challenge calling for steadfast

courage.

EUDORA WELTY

Eudora Welty's fiction, with its strong sense of place and

triumphant comic spirit, illuminates the human condition.

Her photographs of the South during the Depression reveal

a rare artistic sensibility. Her critical essays explore

mind and heart, literary and oral tradition, language and

life with unsurpassed beauty. Through photography, essays,

and fiction, Eudora Welty has enriched our lives and shown

us the wonder of human experience.

TENNESSE�WILLIAMS

Tennessee Williams has shaped the history of modern American

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1. ANSEL /\DAr-iS.

2. /\T OilE \liTH THE POHER OF THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE�

3. AND RENOWJED FOR THE PATIENT SKILL & TIMELESS BEAUTY OF HIS \�ORK1

. 4. PHOTOGRAPHER ANSEL ADAf'1S HAS BEEN VISIONARY IN HIS EFFORTS

TO PRESERVE THIS COUNTRY'S WILD & SCENIC AREAS�

BOTH ON FILM & ON EARTH .

. 5. DRA\'JN TO THE BEAUTY OF NATURE'S MONUf1ENTS�

6. HE IS REGARDED BY ENVIRON�1ENTALISTS AS A MONU�1ENT Hir�SELF1

7. AND BY PHOTOGRAPHERS AS A NATIONAL INSTITUTION.

8. IT IS THROUGH �tiS FORESIGHT & FORTITUDE THAT SO MUCH OF AMERICA

HAS BEEN SAVED FOR FUTURE AMERICANS.

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1. RACHEL CARSON.

2. NEVER SILENT HERSELF IN THE FACE OF DESTRUCTIVE TRENDS�

3. RACHEL CARSON FED A SPRING OF AWARENESS ACROSS AMERICA & BEYOND.

4. A BIOLOGIST WITH A GENTLEI CLEAR VOICEI

5. SHE WELCOMED HER AUDIENCES TO HER LOVE OF THE SEA�

6. WHILE WITH AN EQUALLY CLEAR DETERMINED VOICE

7. SHE WARNED AMERICANS OF THE DANGERS HUMAN BEINGS THEMSELVES POSE

FOR THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.

8. ALWAYS CONCERNED� ALWAYS ELOQUENT�

9. SHE CREATED A TIDE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS

THAT HAS NEVER EBBED.

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4. A DANCER & BALLET DIRECTOR BOTH.,

·. 5. SHE HAS INTERPRETED ROLES & CREATED THEM.,

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1. BEVERLY SILLS GREENOUGH.

2. BEVERLY SILLS HAS CAPTURED WITH HER VOICE

EVERY NOTE OF HUMAN FEELING.,

·:: 3. AND WITH HER SUPERB DRA�1ATIC TALENT ,1_ ·_

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PROJECTED THEM OUT TO US WITH RINGING CLARITY •

. ·: 4. THROUGH HER �1ANY & DIVERSE ROLES.,

.. :s. SHE TELLS & RETELLS OPERA"S INTENSELY HEIGHTENED STORIES

. 6 I OF HUMAN FOLLY .I GOODNESS., PAl N & TRIUMPH I

.,1. SHE HAS TOUCHED & DELIGHTED AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD --

. 8. AS A PERFORMER., AS A RECORDING ARTIST., & NOW AS A PRODUCER --

.. 9 I AND OF ALL HER ARTS SHE IS A MASTER.

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2. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY AWED US WITH THE SCOPE OF HIS KNOWLEDGEi

3. HE. INSPIRED US WITH THE DEPTH OF HIS SYMPATHY:

.4. HE MOVED US WITH HIS PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE:

. 5. HE DELIGHTED US WITH HIS JOYOUS LOVE OF HIS FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS.

6. HE BROUGHT HONOR & ENTHUSIAS�1 TO EVERYTHING HE DID.

7. HE ENOBLED THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

1. ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS.

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2. GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS HAS LONG PUT INTO PRACTICE

WHAT HE HAS PREACHED.

3. AS A PROGRESSIVE RELIGIOUS LEADER

4. CONCERNED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS & THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT)

5. HE HAS MARCHED WITH DR. MARTIN LUTHER KINGJ JR.

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TO HELP BLEND 2 STREAMS OF RELIGIOUS CONVICTION.

- 7. AS THE PRI r�ATE OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

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8. HE HAS GIVEN GUIDANCE TO MILLIONS.

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1. LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON.

. 2 I LYNDON B I JOHNSON CARED DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COUNTRY�

ITS CITIZENS�

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AND THE CONDITION OF THEIR LIVES.

3. HE KNEW WELL HOW TO TRANSLATE CONCERN INTO ACTION�

AND ACTION INTO A NATIONAL AGENDA.

4. HE DID MORE THAN ANY AMERICAN OF HIS TIME

5. TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF INJUSTICE� ILLITERACY� POVERTY & SICKNESS.

6. WE ARE A GREATER SOCIETY

7. BECAUSE PRESIDENT JOHNSON LIVED AMONG US

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1. CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR.

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2. CLARENCE M. MITCHELL� JR.� FOR DECADES WAGED IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS

3. A STUBBORN� RESOURCEFUL & HISTORIC CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.

4. THE INTEGRITY OF THIS "101sr SENATOR"

5. EARNED HIM THE RESPECT OF FRIENDS & ADVERSARIES ALIKE.

6. HIS BRILLIANT ADVOCACY HELPED TRANSLATE INTO LAW

7. THE PROTESTS & ASPIRATIONS OF MILLIONS

CONSIGNED TOO LONG TO 2ND CLASS CITIZENSHIP.

8. THE HARD-WON FRUITS OF HIS LABORS

9. HAVE MADE AMERICA A BETTER & STRONGER NATION.

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1. ROGER TORY PETERSON.

2. ROGER TORY PETERSON HAS ACHIEVED DISTINCTION

3. AS A CONSU�1MATE PAINTER� WRITER� TEACHER & SCIENTIST. · 4. AS AN UNABASHED LOVER OF BIRDS & A DISTINGUISHED ORNITHOLOGIST�

5. HE HAS FURTHERED THE STUDY� APPRECIATiotL

AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS THE WORLD OVER .

. 6. AND HE HAS DONE MORE.

• 7. HE HAS IMPASSIONED THOUSANDS OF Ar·1ERICANS�

,g, AND HAS AWAKENED IN MILLIONS ACROSS THIS LAND1

9. A FONDNESS FOR NATURE'S OTHER TWO-LEGGED CREATURES.

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1. ADMIRAL H.G. RICKOVER. U.S. NAVY.

2� AD�1IRAL RICKOVER EXEMPLIFIES THE AMERICAN BELIEF

3. THAT FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY ARE INSEPARABLE: ·

4. THE DUTY OF THE CITIZEN IS TO CONTRIBUTE HIS BEST

TO THE NATION'S WELFARE & DEFENSE . . 5. HE HARNESSED ATOMIC POWER FOR PEACE.

6. HIS SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT & APPLICATION OF NUCLEAR PROPOLSION

REVOLUTIONIZED NAVAL WARFARE.

7. THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR NUCLEAR FLEET

:8. OVER MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY

9. IS PROOF OF HIS WELL-KNOWN COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

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10. THIS NATION'S FIRST CIVILIAN ELECTRIC UTILITY REACTOR�

11. WHICH HE DESIGNED & DEVELOPED IN THE 1950's�

· · 12. IS THE TECHNOLOGICAL FORERUNNER OF NEARLY ALL UTILITY REACTORS

SUBSEQUENTLY BUILT. IN THIS COUf·JTRY.

· 13. A KEEN OBSERVER OF MANKIND�

· ... 14. HE HAS NOT HESITATED TO �1EASURE PUBLICLY

15. THE ACTIONS OF GOVERNr·1ENT � INDUSTRY� THE PROFESSIONS� & OUR SCHOOLS

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2, ROBERT PENN \�ARREN EXCELS AS A POET� NOVELl ST �

LITERARY CRill C� & TEACHER.

3. H lS TEXTBOOKS HELPED TO TRANSFOR�1

THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE & WRITING IN THE UNITED STATES.

4. AS A LITERARY CRAFTSMAN & A COMr�ITTED HUMANIST

5. ROBERT PENN WARREN HAS UNDERTAKEN A LIFELONG QUEST

FOR SELFKNOWLEDGE & MORAL VISION

6. WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED HIM

. 7. AS ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST MEN OF LETTERS.

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,1, JOHN WAYNE I

2. JOHN WAYNE WAS BOTH AN EXAMPLE & A SYMBOL

3. OF TRUE A�1ERI CAN GRIT & DETERMINATION I

. 4. THROUGH HIS COUNTLESS FILM ROLES.,

5. "THE DUKE" STILL LEADS MILLIONS ON HEROIC ADVENTURES

ONBEHALF OF FAIRNESS & JUSTICE.

:6, HE EMBODIES THE ENDURING AMERICAN VALUES OF INDIVIDUALISM.,

RELENTLESS BRAVERY., AND PERSEVERANCE IN PURSUIT OF WHAT IS RIGHT.

8. HE WAS THE QUINTESSENTIAL PATRIOT.,

9. AND WILL ESPECIALLY BE REMEMBERED

10. WHENEVER OUR NATION FACES A CHALLENGE

CALLING FOR STEADFAST COURAGE.

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1. EUDORA WELTY.

2. EUDORA WELTY'S FICTION"

3. WITH ITS STRONG SENSE OF PLACE & TRIUMPHANT COMIC SPIRIT.,

4. ILLUMINATES THE HUMAN CONDITION.

5. HER PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SOUTH DURING THE DEPRESSION

REVEAL A RARE ARTISTIC SENSIBILITY.

6. HER CRITICAL ESSAYS EXPLORE MIND & HEART.,

LITERARY & ORAL TRADITION.,

LANGUAGE & LIFE

WITH UNSURPASSED BEAUTY.

7. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY., ESSAYS., & FICTION.,

8. EUDORA WELTY HAS ENRICHED OUR LIVES

9. AND SHOWN US THE WONDER OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

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TO LYRICAL COMEDIES. 4. HIS MASTERPIECES DRAr·1ATIZE THE ETERNAL CONFLICTS BETWEEN BODY & SOUL�

YOUTH & DEATH�

LOVE & DESPAIR

THROUGH THE UNITY OF REALITY & POETRY .. 5. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SHOWS US 6. THAT THE TRULY HEROIC IN LIFE OR ART IS HUMAN COMPASSION. # # #

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THE-UNITED STATES ARMY BAND .

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Colonel Eugene W. Allen, Lead�r and Commander

THE. UNITED STATES ARMY CHORUS

Capt�in Frank G. Dubuy conducting

STOUTHEARTED MEN; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sigmund Romberg arr. Samuel Loboda

HALLELUJAH! ................ Vincent Youmans-Leo Robin-Cliff Grey arr. Joseph Wilcox Jenkins

FREEDOM from "Shenandoah" .............. Gary Geld-Peter Udell arr. Roger Nelson

IF . . . � . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . David Gates arr. Roger Nelson

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER ...................... Traditional arr. Aaron Copland

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL .......... Samuel A. Ward-Katherine Lee Bates arr. Barry Drewes

THIS IS MY COUNTRY .................................... Al Jacobs

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ........................ Will Steffe

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM CITATION FOR RACHEL CARSON

Never sil.ent herself·· in the face of des-tructive trends, . Racl1.ef Carson �fed B: spring of awarerie.ss- ·across America

and be-yond. A�b_iologist ·with a_.ge}ltle-, · clear. voice, she we'lcomed her audiences to her l'o'v:e of� the ·sea, while with ari:' equally clear � determined voiC.e,'. sh� ·warris� Americans 9f the dangers ·human beings .themselves pos·e 'for their own· environment.· Always concerned-, always • eloquent, she created a tide of environmenta1:1consciotisness that has not ebbed.

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM CITATION FOR LUCIA CHASE

B.allerina Lucia _Chase ·has. been a one�woman -show. devoting -her lifework ·to: sust:aining the V:itality 6£'- American dance. A>dancer, -�nd ballet-director both, ·she has· interpreted r�les. and· create_d th,em, _and in -�ye:ry: inst�nce she has served· ·t:o ·inspire: tl1e young. enterta�n: the old and win for :AineJ;i'cari. talent its r_ightful plCice ·orr the international stage:of dance.

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM.CITATION FOR HUBERT H. HUMPHREY ·� '

Hubert H. HUmphrey awed tis w it h\ the scop'e of.·his knowledge; 'he· insp ired us with ·. the· depth· of his: .·sympathy. ; •· he moved

. us with his pas:sion: for social j ust ice; ' he delighted us ·with h:i,s joyou,'s dove 'of his fe:llow'- human beings . He brought

hono.r and enthus-iasm· to everything he did' . . He. ennobled .t:he pol i tical process�

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM·.CITATION FOR ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS

- Gr��� OrthC>dox-_Archbishop -.Iakov�s h�s - long.- p\lt into practice ··wha't _he_ ha�; preached. ·As a progressive· religious leader con-: cerned with: human· rights and the ecumenical movement. he has ,m�rched with Dr. Martin Lu_ther K:lng,- Jr :-; . and has met w.ith· th� Pope�·· As-- the· Primate· of-� .the .,Greek>Orthodox Church

• of: North and South,. Amer'ica concerned wi:th his congregation, he::'has given gui'dance 'tb millions..

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM CITATION FOR LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON

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'how to translate concern into :.action, ':-and action into a nat tonal�- agenda: He did- more: th&n;.any·:America!l of his time_ .to :break the -cha-ins of inj.ustj__c¢·; .·i],literacy, poverty_ ancl sickness·. _:_�e are. a· greater' society be'cause President Johnson lived· amon:g·:us- and worked for:. us;

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MEDAL OF. FREEDOM· C"I"TATION FOR CLARENCE :M. MITCHELL, JR.

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. ·. . . .:ciar��e��-�M;,'.Mit_chel(, ·._Jr. ; for dec.:t.des: .w��ec;l i� the ha�ls · of Cngress· a "Stubborn,· resourceful_ and historic campa1:gn

�or social .jl;lstice. The'' integritY ··of this .'"lOlst Senator" earned him� the', respect· of frien:ds: and· adversa,ries alike. His. brilli.imt .. advoc(;l·cy·helped .. t�anslate·.· into:: taw the pro-

. tests' ·and aspirat,ions-· .. C>f millions··. ·corisigried too long to secorid�_class citi'zenship. The hard;..won>frJiits ·of his laborshave· made America.a better and stronger nation.

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Asc·:consummate- painter, -writer�---_ t�acher and- scientist, Roger Tory -Peterson _-has earned _many: a- feather for.- his cap. An

--- unabashed lover of .birds 'and a :distinguished ornithologist, he has furthen�d _the study� ap-pr_eciation and protection of birds- the world:,over·. Andc'he has'��done· more. He has im

_·pa'ssioned :tho�sands-- of_ Americans;---�nd- 'has_-_ awakened in millions acro�s::this land, ·a. fondness for nat1Jre's -other two-legged creatures.

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM CITATION FOR HYMANRICKOVER

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Admiral Rickover exemplifie� .the American belief that free:.. dom and responsibility·are:iri.separable; the duty of the citizen is to contribute�is.best to the Nation's welfare and defense. His successful development and application of nuclear propulsion rev�lutiqnized naval waffare. The

. performance· Of our' nt1clear·Jleet over more than a quarter . ·.of a century is. proof of; his well-known ·coimnitment to

excellence. This Na"tion Is first' civilian electric utility reaCtOr 1 Which he designed and developed in. ·.'the 1950 IS J is· the q�chnological forerunner of ·nearly all utility reactors subsequently built in this country,·,A

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM CITATION FOR BEVERLY SILLS

Beverly Sills has .. captured with her voi(!e every note of huma!l feeling, and,' wit;:h her superb.: d:rqmai:ic talent projected them out:t:o.tis:. with ringing·clarity.:.Through her many arid diverse· roles;,·. she tells·. and. retel·ls opera's intens�ly

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MEDAL OF FREEDOM·CrrATION FOR ROBERT PENN WARREN

.···.· Rob.er·t·/Pe�n W?-rt�rr·���c�-i's as a poet,:.� novelist, literary

< 'cr,i tic--,: . cmd ·. te�acher\·,:Hf.s tex�tbooksr �-written .:with Cleanth · Brooks, transfOtrru�q· t:h.e teaching .. of·: �it'erattrr·e _and "!·wr.f'ting· in the·· United.- :States. As� a ··literary·'_craftsman and �'a· 'cqimn�tted humanist, Robert Penh Warreil:':has undertaken ·a· lifelQhg quest�·'for- self-knowledge·.and:moral V1S10n Which .haS· eS:ta.blished him aS One Of. America IS greateSt men of letters of the 20th Century.

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John·-wa;yne:'.w�s-both an example· and. a-A>Ymbol of true American gri�' ·a,IJ.d_\ d�t'e:r-iniriatim1; Through. hi•s- .. -countT¢s·� ·film roles, "The- Duke" 'still. leads millions on. heroic adventures on behalf·'of •.. fairne.ss· and justic·e. He embqd:[�:S -the enduring

"Ameiican values, of -�ndividualism�-- relentless -bravery and pers·everance in pur·suit of what is riglit: He was the qulntessential patriot, and will especially'be remembered whenever our Natiori faces a challenge calling for standfast courage.

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.. ;Eudor� We':lt'y ''s. fi:eti.on, � with its' strong- sense. of place .· :·anc1.-:tJ;fuinphapt_comic ·spirit, illumlnate�:-the·ht1man con- .

-d'ition.-_ Her.'Photogr_aph�-·-of. the_South.:cdtiring-;the Depression reve_·a]:

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·•' . . � · ·.Tenne� ��e ·Wi-J�'i{ams 'has·: shaped 'th� - his tory : of modern Ameri

can 'thea£er 'through .plays which range. 'from p·as�ionate . trag·e�ies' fo;. fyricaL c:omedies � · His' masterpi'ec.es dramatize

: th·�· et�rnar co'nflid:s between· bqdy aild _.soul; youth and death:�: ilove arid'·:desp,a:il:" through.-< the' unity ·of reality arid'· poetry. Tennessee Williams shows us that the truly heroic in life or art is hUm.an compassion.

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Mr. and MnL •· James Alinder Mr. William A . . Turnage · · Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lunn Senator andMrs. Alan Cranston Congressman Leon E. Panetta

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The Reverend and Mrs'.· Donald R. Morr'is Mr � 'arid Mrs·'. :Charles. ·F: .Vallinder, · -III Mi-. •.and·Mrs�: Alexander. Ewing . · ··· Caroline · · . ·

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Mr.· and.-Mrs:· Rog�r S.tevens The Honorable and. Mrs. Livinston Biddle The Hon'orable and Mrs. William 'Blair, Jr. Mrs. George A. Garrett

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Mr • . arid:'Mrs: .. ·Nash K. Burger-. Mr·; and Mrs.-� John A. Ptirice

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Ro�e Williams ..... . M:aur:e�n Stap�·e.ton

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Filet of Mountain Trout filled with Salmon Fleurons Artichoke Hearts Forestiere

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Each · recipie�t- of the Medal ·of·. Freedom award .. will be assigned a· military social aide' as" an esc

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

May 29, 1980

MEMORANDUM FOR-�- .

FROM.:

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER

GRE TCHEN PO�TON � SUBJE CT:

11:00 AM

11:20 AM

Scenario for Ceremony and Lunch for Awarding Medal of Freedom, Monday, June-9, ·1980, 11:30 a.m.

Guests arrive Southwest Gate and are directed to seating on South Lawn.

(Army Chorus begins program.)

Recipients of Medal of Freedom arrive Northwest Gate, proceed to North Portico and are escorted to Green Room.

Family members with them are escorted to South Lawn for seating via East Garden Room.

THE PRE SIDENT AND MRS. CARTER and the Vice President and Mrs. Mondale arrive Green Room to greet honorees.

Procession to South Lawn down South Portico stairs begins in the following order:

Ansel Adams Rachel Carson (Roger Christie) Lucia Chase Hubert" H. Humphrey (Mrs. Humphrey) Archbishop +akpvos·. Lyndon B: Johrtson·(Mrs. Johnson) Cl��ence Mitbhell, Jr. Roger Tory. Pete_rson Admiral Hyman.Rickover Beverly"·· S:i_lls . Rober:t· Penn ··warren John wayne (Mrs. wayne) Et!dora·weity .Tennessee Williams The Vice President and Mrs. Mondale THE PRESIDENT'AND MRS. CARTER

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12:15 PM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

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Honorees are announced and escorted to stage for designated seating.

The Vice President and Mrs. Mondale are announced and escorted to reserved seats.

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER are announced. (Honors played.)

MRS. CARTER is escorted to reserved seat.

THE PRESIDENT proceeds to stage by stairs at stage right and is seated.

Winner of Bach Competition proceeds to stage at stage left and plays three-minute selection.

THE PRESIDENT proceeds to podium to begin presentation of Medals of Freedom.

At conclusion of ceremony, MRS. CARTER proceeds to podium and invites guests into Residence for luncheon.

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER lead recession to South Portico. They depart for living quarters.

Honorees and guests proceed to South Portico stairs to pick up escort cards.

Honorees and guests proceed up stairs through Green Room to East Room where they mix and mingle for 15 minutes while aperitifs are served.

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER arrive State Floor and proceed to East Room for receiving line with the Vice President and Mrs. Mondale.

Guests proceed through receiving line and through Green Room to assigned rooms for seating for lunch.

(USMC Orchestra playing in Main Foyer.) (Strolling Strings playing in lower

Cross Hall-stationary.)

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER and the Vice President and Mrs. Mondale are escorted to seats for lunch.

Luncheon served.

All guests depart Residence.

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11:00 AM

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

June 3, 1980

. THE.'': Hl.1mphrey (Mrs. Humphrey) Archbishop Iakovos . Lyndon B; ··Johnson (Mrs. Johnson)

·Clarence'Mitchell, Jr. Roger Tory·. Peterson Admiral HymariRickover B�verly�Sills

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· THK PRESIDENT AND MRS . CARTER

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Honorees are announced and escorted to platform on North wall of East Room (see diagram) for designated seating.

The Vice President and Mrs. Mondale are announced and escorted to reserved seats.

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER are announced. (Honors played.)

MRS. CARTER is escorted to reserved seat.

THE PRESIDENT proceeds to platform and is seated.

Winner of Bach Competition proceeds to platform and plays three-minute selection.

THE PRESIDENT proceeds to podium to begin presentation of Medals of Freedom.

At conclusion of ceremony, MRS. CARTER proceeds to podium and invites-guests to lunch.

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER and the Vice President and Mrs. Mondale depart East Room and take positions under Seal for receiving line.

Guests are directed from East Room out to Cross Hall where aperitifs will be served as they wait to go through receiving line. They then proceed to assigned rooms for lunch.

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER and the Vice President and Mrs. Mondale are escorted to seats for lunch.

(Strolling Strings playing in lower Cross Hall-stationary.)

Luncheon served.

All guests depart Residence.

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The· Bach- Competitions were founded in 1959 by Mrs. Raissa Tselei:ltis Chadwell,· a. noted;- pedagogue in Washington, D.C., spe_cializing in· the clavier works· o_f Johann Sebastian Bach. Pianists betw�en the ages of 18 to 30 a�e eligible to compete:;�: and- play ari ass_igned. repertoire of 'Bach's composi_tions' before a pan-�1 of judges. Within a �ew ·years the Competitionshad become so renowned within musical and

·critical circles· that the number of contestants from the United States

I . Europe and ·Asia increased to require three

fU::ll days of competitions.· The number of sponsors who contributed prizes likewise grew until· today they total $9,000 in cash prizes and include appearances with two major symphony orchestras, solo recitals and a two month study sojourn in West Germany. In the 21 years of the Competitions, over 800 musicians have participated and the winners, while

· predominantly American, have also included natives of Japan, Canada, France, Austria, Germany and other countries throughout the world. The judges are chosen from amongst the foremost musicians and musical scholars of our time.

The Competitions this year will be held at Lisner Auditorium on June 6, 7 and 8. Already 61 contestants have been entered, of whom the large majority are from the United States. The finals take place in the afternoon of Sunday, June 8, at which the three top contestants are chosen.

The winner of this Competition is invited to perform a selection on the program at the Medal of Freedom presentation.

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The luncheon af.ter the Medal of Freedom ceremony will be seated in the fo'llowLng fashion:

. St�'t� �Dining Room - 13.0 persons

Blue Room

Diplomatic Reception Room

China Room

- 50 persons

- 40 persons

- 30 persons