Presidential Citizens Medal
The Presidential Citizens Medal is the second highest civilian honor in the United States after the Presidential Medal of Freedom . It is bestowed by the President of the United States . A posthumous award is possible; multiple awards to the same person are not intended.
The medal was donated on November 13, 1969 and awarded for the first time in 1973. It can be awarded to any US citizen who “has done exemplary deeds for their country or fellow citizens ”. Anyone can submit proposals to the White House as to who should be awarded the medal.
The medal is made of gold and enamel and bears the seal of the President of the United States. The bald eagle is surrounded by a wreath of leaves. The medal is attached to a ribbon that consists of two dark blue and one light blue stripes in the middle and a white border on both sides.
Very few people have received both the Presidential Citizens Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom ; an example is Muhammad Ali ( Citizens Medal 2001, Medal of Freedom 2005).
carrier
| carrier | year | note |
|---|---|---|
| Henry "Hank" Aaron | 2001 | |
| Albert Abramson | 1998 | |
| David M. Abshire | 1989 | |
| Clarence Alexander | 2011 | |
| Muhammad Ali | 2001 | |
| Juan Andrade, Jr. | 2001 | |
| Richard Lee Armitage | 1989 | |
| Brooke Astor | 1988 | |
| Hubert Dickey Ballantine | 1981 | |
| Arnold O. Beckman | 1989 | |
| Ezra Taft Benson | 1989 | |
| Mitchell Better | 2008 | |
| James H. Billington | 2008 | |
| Forrest M. Bird | 2008 | |
| Milly Bloomquist | 2011 | |
| James Scott Brady | 1989 | |
| T. Berry Brazelton | 2012 | |
| Ward Brehm | 2008 | |
| Ruby Bridges | 2001 | |
| Roberta Diaz Brinton | 2010 | |
| Daisy M. Brooks | 2010 | |
| Ronald H. Brown | 2001 | (posthumously) |
| William F. Buckley, Jr. | 1989 | |
| Adam Burke | 2012 | |
| Don R. Cameron | 2001 | |
| Frank C. Carlucci | 1983 | |
| Raymond Castellani | 1995 | |
| Raymond G. Chambers | 2008 | |
| Betty Kwan Chinn | 2010 | |
| Cynthia M. Church | 2010 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 1973 | (posthumously) |
| Bruce Cole | 2008 | |
| Charles Colson | 2008 | |
| Mary Jo Copeland | 2012 | |
| Carol Coston, OP | 2001 | |
| Archibald Cox | 2001 | |
| Chester A. Crocker | 1989 | |
| Arthur Culvahouse Jr. | 1989 | |
| Rachel Davino | 2012 | (posthumously) |
| Joe Alton Delaney | 1983 | (posthumously) |
| Charles DeLisi | 2001 | |
| Bob Dole | 1989 | |
| Michael Dorman | 2012 | |
| General Wayne A. Downing | 2008 | |
| Samuel Nelson Drew | 1995 | (posthumously) |
| Kenneth M. Duberstein | 1989 | |
| Lawrence Eagleburger | 1991 | |
| Vijaya Lakshmi Emani | 2011 | (posthumously) |
| Jaime Escalante | 1988 | |
| Mike Feinberg | 2008 | |
| Edwin J. Feulner | 1989 | |
| Arnold Fisher | 2008 | |
| Max M. Fisher | 1989 | |
| Zachary Fisher | 1995 | |
| Marlin Fitzwater | 1993 | |
| John P. Foley, SJ | 2008 | |
| Malcolm S. Forbes | 1989 | |
| Donald R. Fortier | 1989 | (posthumously) |
| Robert C. Frasure | 1995 | (posthumously) |
| Robert M. Gates | 1992 | |
| Robert P. George | 2008 | |
| Susan Retik Ger | 2010 | |
| Dana Gioia | 2008 | |
| Maria Gomez | 2012 | |
| C. Boyden Gray | 1993 | |
| Jack Greenberg | 2001 | |
| Elinor C. Guggenheimer | 1997 | |
| Richard N. Haass | 1991 | |
| Dorothy Height | 1989 | |
| Charlton Heston | 1989 | |
| David Ermine | 2000 | (posthumously) |
| John S. Herrington | 1989 | |
| Samuel J. Heyman | 2008 | |
| Col. William R. (Rich) Higgins | 1992 | (posthumously) |
| David Ho | 2001 | |
| Dawn high jump | 2012 | (posthumously) |
| Don Hodel | 1989 | |
| Mary K. Hoodhood | 2010 | |
| Leamon Hunt | 1984 | |
| Janice Jackson | 2012 | |
| Pamela Green Jackson | 2012 | |
| Bernice Young Jones | 1996 | |
| I. King Jordan | 2001 | |
| Herman Kahm | 1989 | (posthumously) |
| Max Kampelman | 1989 | |
| Richard James Kerr | 1991 | |
| Robert M. Kimmitt | 1991 | |
| Russell Kirk | 1989 | |
| Lane Kirkland | 1989 | |
| Wendy Kopp | 2008 | |
| Joseph C. Kruzel | 1995 | |
| Donald W. Landry | 2008 | |
| Janice Langbehn | 2011 | |
| Patience Lehrman | 2012 | |
| Dave Levin | 2008 | |
| Anthony Lewis | 2001 | |
| Alan Lovelace | 1981 | |
| Jeanne Manford | 2012 | (posthumously) |
| Adair Margo | 2008 | |
| Robert S. Martin | 2008 | |
| John O. Marsh, Jr. | 1989 | |
| Andrew W. Marshall | 2008 | |
| Martin Mathews | 1981 | |
| Oseola McCarty | 1995 | |
| Kimberly McGuiness | 2010 | |
| Richard Meadows | 1995 | (posthumously) |
| Bob Michel | 1989 | |
| Jeffery L. Miller | 2008 | |
| Billy Mills | 2012 | |
| Irene Morgan | 2001 | |
| Erwin Morse | 2008 | |
| Constance Baker Motley | 2001 | |
| Jorge Muñoz | 2010 | |
| Anne Marie Murphy | 2012 | (posthumously) |
| William H. Natcher | 1994 | |
| Lisa Nigro | 2010 | |
| David Paton | 1987 | |
| Claiborne Pell | 1994 | |
| Pete Peterson | 2000 | |
| Mary Ann Phillips | 2010 | |
| General Colin Powell | 1989 | |
| Donald E. Powell | 2008 | |
| Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam | 2010 | |
| Anne-Imelda M. Radice | 2008 | |
| Arnold Lewis Raphel | 1989 | (posthumously) |
| Susan Retik | 2010 | |
| Rozanne L. Ridgeway | 1989 | |
| Helen Rodriguez triad | 2001 | |
| Adele Rogers | 1973 | |
| John FW Rogers | 1985 | |
| Edward L. Rowny | 1989 | |
| Edward Roybal | 2001 | |
| Robert Rubin | 2001 | |
| Warren Rudman | 2001 | |
| Charles Ruff | 2001 | (posthumously) |
| Myrtle Faye Rumph | 2010 | |
| Lauren Rousseau | 2012 | (posthumously) |
| Elbert Rutan | 1986 | |
| Richard Rutan | 1986 | |
| Rabbi Arthur Schneier | 2001 | |
| Timothy R. Scully, CSC | 2008 | |
| Eli J. Segal | 2001 | |
| John F. Seiberling | 2001 | |
| John Sengstacke | 2001 | (posthumously) |
| Mary Sherlach | 2012 | (posthumously) |
| Terry Shima | 2012 | |
| Fred L. Shuttlesworth | 2001 | |
| Gary Sinise | 2008 | |
| Victoria Leigh Soto | 2012 | (posthumously) |
| Larry Speakes | 1987 | |
| Stuart K. Spencer | 1989 | |
| Adrian St. John | 1995 | |
| William H. Taft, IV | 1989 | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | 2001 | |
| Edward Teller | 1989 | |
| Strom Thurmond | 1989 | |
| Richard H. Truly | 1989 | |
| Armando Valladares | 1989 | |
| John Volpe | 1983 | |
| Vernon A. Walters | 1989 | |
| Admiral James D. Watkins | 2008 | |
| Raymond Weeks | 1982 | |
| Geo. J. Weiss Jr. | 2010 | |
| John C. Whitehead | 1989 | |
| Charles Z. Wick | 1989 | |
| Marion Wiesel | 2001 | |
| Harris Wofford | 2012 | |
| Robert L. Woodson, Sr. | 2008 | |
| Patrisha Wright | 2001 | |
| Joseph R. Wright, Jr. | 1989 | |
| Sidney R. Yates | 1993 | |
| Jeana Yeager | 1986 | |
| Tony Zale | 1990 |
Web links
Commons : Presidential Citizens Medal - collection of images, videos and audio files
- The 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal
- President Obama speaks about the Citizens Medal and invites the public to nominate people who exemplify service and selfless dedication.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coalliance RUART00235.pdf page 4 ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
