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  1. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal.It is an award bestowed by decision of the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private ...

  2. The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, [2] [3] [4] incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party ...

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  3. This is the full table of the medal count of the 1948 Summer Olympics, based on the medal count of the IOC. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a nation. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.

  4. Feb 6, 2020 · Originally, Harry S. Truman established the “Medal of Freedom” to honor people who’d demonstrated notable service during World War II. In 1963, John F. Kennedy reintroduced it as the ...

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  6. 6 days ago · On July 6, 1945, Pres. Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9586, establishing the Medal of Freedom to recognize notable service by civilians during World War II. With Executive Order 11085 (signed February 22, 1963), Pres. John F. Kennedy re-established the award as the Presidential Medal of Freedom and expanded its scope to include cultural ...

  7. Replaced 22 February 1963 by Presidential Medal of Freedom: Established: 1945: First awarded: 1945: Last awarded: 1962: Total: Over 20,000

  8. The silver medal was sold for $4.25 and the tin medal for $1.25. For years, independent medal makers would produce presidential medals to commemorate a specific president's inauguration. In addition, unofficial presidential buttons, ribbons, and badges were produced. All of these became increasingly popular once elaborate inaugural festivities ...

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