President Obama awards the Medal of Freedom (24 images)

President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 20, 2013. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Linnea Weblemoe accepts a Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her husband, basketball coaching great Dean Smith, at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 20, 2013. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama hugs former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 20, 2013. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) waves as her daughter Chelsea Clinton hugs an audience member during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 20, 2013. UPI/Pat Benic