In 1995, he received the Kennedy Center Honor and in 2009, Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama.
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Poitier with fellow honorees Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland and civil rights leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu. By Lee Pfeiffer. Sidney ...
Aug 12, 2009 · Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama at a White House ...
In 2017, President Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, calling him a “lion of American history” honored for “faith in his ...
Aug 12, 2009 · THE PRESIDENT: There are many honors and privileges bestowed on the occupant of this house, but few mean as much to me as the chance to award ...
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