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African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou was honored by universities, literary organizations, government agencies, and special interest groups. Her honors include a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her book of poetry Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie, a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1973 play Look Away, and five Grammys for her spoken albums. Angelou served on two presidential committees – for Gerald Ford in 1975 and for Jimmy Carter in 1977. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton in 2000, as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S., by President Barack Obama in 2010. More than thirty health care and medical facilities have been named after Angelou, and she was awarded more than fifty honorary degrees. (Full list...)