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Polish Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House



Polish Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House

Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa (L) clasps his hands as he is applauded by President George Bush on November 13, 1989 as he is honored as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House in Washington. Bush awarded the medal with the observation that ?history may make men, but Lech Walesa has made history.? (UPI Photo/Ralph Alswang/Files)

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