president harry s. truman decides who gets the presidential medal of freedom.
president harry s. truman decides who gets the presidential medal of freedom.
who decides who gets the presidential medal of freedom?
president harry s. truman
nine puerto ricans have been awarded the presidential medal of freedom. the presidential medal of freedom is an award bestowed by the president of the united states and is—along with the comparable congressional gold medal bestowed by an act of u.s. congress—the highest civilian award in the united states. it recognizes those individuals 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 endeavors". former governor luis a. ferré and his sister isolina ferré are the only pair of puerto rican brother and sister to have been awarded the presidential medal of freedom. baseball hall of famer roberto clemente was also the posthumous recipient of the congressional gold medal and the presidential citizens medal.
list of puerto rican presidential medal of freedom recipients
similar in name to the medal of freedom, but much closer in meaning and precedence to the medal for merit, the presidential medal of freedom is currently the supreme civilian decoration in precedence in the united states, whereas the medal of freedom was inferior in precedence to the medal for merit; the medal of freedom was awarded by any of three cabinet secretaries, whereas the medal for merit was awarded by the president, as is the presidential medal of freedom.
presidential medal of freedom