Kennedy’s Executive Order made bestowing the Medal of Freedom a presidential privilege ... Richard Nixon gave astronaut Neil Armstrong the honor in 1969. Gerald Ford placed the medal around ...

He received an honorary doctorate from Purdue in 1970 and countless awards and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal. In 2007, Purdue dedicated the Neil ...

Fauci, Neil Armstrong, Irving Berlin ... to right-wing hatemonger Rush Limbaugh and campaign donors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom was a big deal. The award recognizes “an especially ...

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz ... His decorations include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the Explorers Club Medal, the ...

With this honor, Glenn joins the small group of astronauts who've been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The crew the first manned moon landing, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael ...

Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, who in 1969 took a "small ... and was awarded many special honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; the Explorers ...

As soon as astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon ... Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins were all awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom before embarking on a world tour, which included ...

Tributes to Armstrong – who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969, the highest award offered to a U.S. civilian – poured in as word of his death spread. “Neil was among the ...

With this honor, Glenn joins the small group of astronauts who've been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The crew the first manned moon landing, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael ...