Presidential Citizens Medal
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| Presidential Citizens Medal | |
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| Awarded by the President of the United States | |
| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the United States |
| Awarded for | "exemplary deeds or services [performed] for his or her country or fellow citizens." |
| Status | Active |
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| First awarded | 1973 |
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| Next (higher) | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Next (lower) | Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor |
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The Presidential Citizens Medal is the second highest civilian award in the United States, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is awarded by the President of the United States.
Established on November 13, 1969, the Presidential Citizens Medal may be granted to any United States citizen "who [has] performed exemplary deeds or services for his or her country or fellow citizens". The medal may be awarded posthumously.
The medal is a disc of gilt and enamel, based on the Seal of the President of the United States, with the eagle surrounded by a wreath of leaves. The medal is suspended on a ribbon, dark blue with a light blue central stripe and white edge stripes.
[edit] Recipients
- Hank Aaron (2001)
- Albert Abramson (1998)
- David M. Abshire (1989)
- Muhammad Ali (2001)
- Juan Andrade (2001)
- Richard Lee Armitage
- Arnold O. Beckman (1989)
- Ezra Taft Benson (1989)
- Ruby Bridges (2001)
- Ronald H. Brown (2001) (Posthumous)
- Don R. Cameron (2001)
- Roberto Clemente (1973) (Posthumous)
- Bruce Cole
- Charles Colson (2008)
- Carol Coston, O.P. (2001)
- Archibald Cox (2001)
- Arthur Culvahouse Jr. (1989)
- Joe Delaney (1983) (Posthumous)
- Charles DeLisi (2001)
- Bob Dole (1989)
- Samuel Nelson Drew (1995) (Posthumous)
- Kenneth M. Duberstein (1989)
- Lawrence Eagleburger (1991)
- Edwin J. Feulner (1989)
- Zachary Fisher (1995)
- Robert C. Frasure (1995) (Posthumous)
- Robert M. Gates
- Robert P. George (2008)
- Dana Gioia (2008)
- C. Boyden Gray (1993)
- Jack Greenberg (2001)
- Elinor C. Guggenheimer (1997)
- Richard N. Haass (1991)
- Dorothy Height (1989)
- David Hermelin (2000) (Posthumous)
- Colonel William R. (Rich) Higgins (1992) (Posthumous)
- David D. Ho (2001)
- Bernice Young Jones (1996)
- I. King Jordan (2001)
- Max Kampelman (1989)
- Richard James Kerr (1991)
- Robert M. Kimmitt (1991)
- Russell Kirk (1989)
- Lane Kirkland (1989)
- Anthony Lewis (2001)
- Alan Lovelace (1981)
- Adair Margo
- Robert S. Martin (2008)
- Matthews-Dickey Boy's Club Founders (1982)
- Oseola McCarty (1995)
- Richard Meadows (1995) (Posthumous)
- Bob Michel (1989)
- Irene Morgan (2001)
- Constance Baker Motley (2001)
- William H. Natcher (1994)
- Claiborne Pell (1994)
- Pete Peterson (2000)
- Colin Powell -- General, US Army (ret) (1989)
- Anne Radice (2008)
- Helen Rodriguez-Trias (2001)
- Adele Rogers (1973)
- Edward L. Rowney (1989)
- Edward Roybal (2001)
- Robert Rubin (2001)
- Senator Warren B. Rudman (2001)
- Charles Ruff (2001) (Posthumous)
- Elbert Rutan (1986)
- Richard Rutan (1986)
- Rabbi Arthur Schneier (2001)
- Eli J. Segal (2001)
- John F. Seiberling (2001)
- John Sengstacke (2001) (Posthumous)
- The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth (2001)
- Gary Sinise (2008)
- Larry Speakes (1987)
- Adrian St. John (1995)
- Elizabeth Taylor (2001)
- Strom Thurmond (1989)
- Raymond Weeks (1982)
- John C. Whitehead (1989)
- Marion Wiesel (2001)
- Patrisha Wright (2001)
- Sidney R. Yates (1993)
- Jeana Yeager (1986)
