United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng PPP Budget and Presidential Materials 2016_public_papers_vol2_misc executive 2022-03-30 Presidential Documents D09002ee1d6781b90-PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1581.pdf D09002ee1d6781afd https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1581 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1581 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PPP-2016-book2/pdf/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1581.pdf 1581 1587 2017, Public Papers Page PRESDOCU 1581 PPP 2016, Book2, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Barack Obama (2016-2017, Book II); Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom PRESDOCU PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1581 229 2016-11-22 Note: The President spoke at 3:13 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Elaine Amerland French, mother of Melinda French Gates, cofounder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Apollo 11 crewmember Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.; Sen. Alan S. Franken; musicians Ringo Starr, Mary Wilson, William "Smokey" Robinson, Steven Van Zandt, and Patti Scialfa; actor Meg Ryan; Rita Wilson, wife of medal recipient Thomas J. Hanks; former National Basketball Association players William T. Walton III, Robert J. Lanier, Joel C. Ehlo, Byron D. Russell, and Larry J. Bird; Berry Gordy, Jr., founder, Motown Records; and Chudney, Evan, and Tracee Ellis Ross, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, and Ross Arne Naess, children of musician Diana Ross. The transcript released by the Office of the Press Secretary also included the reading of the citations. Decorations, medals, and awards Presidential Medal of Freedom Decorations, medals, and awards Presidential Medal of Freedom Decorations, medals, and awards Presidential Medal of Freedom Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-07-01 continuing semiannual deposited born digital 936 digital object pages https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2 P0b002ee1b4ad4004 000636663 DGPO 2022-03-30 2025-08-21 PPP-2016-book2 machine generated eng fdlp PPP PPP-2016-book2 2 2016-07-01 2017-01-20 Obama, Barack H. Barack H. Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama 2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PPP-2016-book2/pdf/PPP-2016-book2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PPP-2016-book2/xml/PPP-2016-book2.xml PPP 2016, Book 2 Barack H. Obama originator org President of the United States