PRESIDENT BUSH AWARDS MEDALS OF FREEDOM
U.S. President George W. Bush awards Joshua Lederberg the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his lifetime of achievement in science in the East Room of the White House on December 15, 2006. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is America's highest civil award. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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