2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients on the Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 25, 2014

Yesterday, President Obama presented Medals of Freedom to nineteen individuals. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor. Among the recipients were several people who have been guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. To get a sense of these incredible people and their accomplishments, consider a listen to these past interviews.

Isabel Allende on her second memoir, The Sum of Our Days

Tom Brokaw on how the 1960s changed America

Stephen Sondheim on half a century of songwriting

Marlo Thomas on Growing Up Laughing

You can view the full list of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients here.

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