Word: honors
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...Americans, including former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and a Harvard Medical School graduate will receive the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced yesterday...
...Scribes' "Best Law Book" award comes with no monetary stipend, but Kaufman--who said he was "pleased" by the honor--has won recognition from several other sources as well...
Scribes selected the book for the best law book honor from over 60 works submitted by publishers on all variety of legal subjects, from biographies to histories to textbooks and legal treatises...
CHARLES DE GAULLE If we are to single out a personality among all those who have shaped contemporary history, I would cite General Charles de Gaulle. He was the incarnation of honor and courage. I had the privilege of knowing him and of working at his side. I learned from him that intimate, almost mystical, alliance between a nation and its leader. The relationship between De Gaulle and France was a personal and unique bond. During World War II, he was the symbol of the Resistance and later the spirit of reform. He restored political and economic stability. Never give...
...helped found, in 1989, the library's Profile in Courage Awards, an honor given to public officials for acts of political bravery. The 12-member panel meets every year for two days of vetting the nominees; in those sessions, Caroline is known for her intense preparation and affinity for discussion. She personally telephones winners and presents the awards at an annual ceremony at the library. This year's event, which honored Senators Russ Feingold and John McCain, was Caroline and John Jr.'s last public appearance together. Alan Simpson, the former Wyoming Senator who is director of the Kennedy School...