
Watch: Biden makes age joke at 2024 Medal of Freedom ceremony President Joe Biden has bestowed the highest civilian honour in the US on activists, astronauts and Olympians at the White House. Among the 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom was Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win a gold medal. He died in 1953. Mr Biden also recognised the most decorated female swimmer in history, Katie Ledecky. Many of the recipients were Mr Biden's fellow Democrats.
Main Idea: President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Katie Ledecky, and 17 others at a White House ceremony.
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Biden’s awards can spotlight public service and role models like Pelosi and Ledecky, which may encourage civic pride and youth ambition.
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