Topic: Jack Kemp
AP Features | 2009-12-30 19:38:14
Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir. Scientist Norman Borlaug, who died Sept. 12 at age 95, developed crops that enabled Third World farmers to wrest more food from their land. His "green revolution" was credited with averting global famine ...
Getty Images | 2009-08-12 21:09:38
WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) presents the Medal of Freedom to Joanne Kemp on behalf of her husband, statesman and sports icon Jack French Kemp, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House ...
AP News | 2009-08-12 19:34:44
White House statements on the 16 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Statements from the White House on the 16 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which President Barack Obama awarded on Wednesday: _Drawing strength from tragedy, Nancy Goodman Brinker has transformed the nation's approach to breast cancer. When her sister was diagnosed in 1977, most breast ...
Newscom | 2009-08-12 19:01:54
12 August 2009 Washington, DC President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend a ceremony awarding the Medal of Freedom to various members of the world community. The award is the highest honor a civilian can achieve for being ...
