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Medal of Freedom recipients include McGovern Jackson and Moynihan
President Clinton awarded the Medal of Freedom to 15 Americans including former Senator George McGovern and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. Also honored were Cruz Reynoso and Simon Wiesenthal, with Wiesenthal listening by telephone from Vienna. Other notable honorees included John H. Chafee, Wesley Clark, Marian Edelman, and Moynihan, plus figures tied to civil rights and public service.
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Cruz Reynoso
California Supreme Court
Simon Wiesenthal
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White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Jim Burke
Johnson & Johnson
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John H. Chafee
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Wesley K. Clark
NATO
William J. Crowe J
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Britain
Marian Wright Edelman
Children’s Defense Fund
India
John Kenneth Galbraith
George G. Higgins
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Mildred Jeffrey
United Auto Workers
National Women's Political Caucus
Mathilde Krim
Aids Medial Foundation
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Gardner Calvin Taylor