U.S. President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor - the Presidential Medal of Freedom - to 16 Americans in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
1
Former Chicago Cubs first baseman Ernie Banks, pictured in 2013.
2
Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of the Washington Post, pictured in 2011.
3
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, pictured Oct. 29, 2013.
4
Former Hawaii Senator. Daniel Inouye, pictured in 2012.