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The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. A prestigious American honor, it is the highest honor specifically given for achievement in the arts conferred to an individual artist on behalf of the people. Honorees are selected by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and ceremoniously presented the award by the President of the United States. The medal was designed for the NEA by sculptor Robert Graham.
In 1983, prior to the official establishment of the Medal, the following artists and patrons received a medal from President Reagan, arranged by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities:
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Barack Hussein Obama II (US i/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician serving as the 44th President of the United States, the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at University of Chicago Law School between 1992 and 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, and ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 against incumbent Bobby Rush.
In 2004, Obama received national attention during his campaign to represent Illinois in the United States Senate with his victory in the March Democratic Party primary, his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July, and his election to the Senate in November. He began his presidential campaign in 2007 and, after a close primary campaign against Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2008, he won sufficient delegates in the Democratic Party primaries to receive the presidential nomination. He then defeated Republican nominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months after his inauguration, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. It has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800.
The house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia Creek sandstone in the Neoclassical style. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage. However, in 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October 1817. Construction continued with the addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829.
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President Barack Obama on Thursday honored the recipients of the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities, which included Mel Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Morgan Freeman, Philip Glass, Berry Gordy, Santiago Jiménez Jr., Moises Kaufman, Ralph Lemon, Audra McDonald, Luis Valdez, Jack Whitten, Rudolfo Anaya, José Andrés, Ron Chernow, Louise Glück, Terry Gross, Wynton Marsalis, James McBride, Louis Menand, Elaine Pagels, the Prison University Project, A braham Verghese and Isabel Wilkerson.
Transcript: (Citation for Audra McDonald is misplaced.) THE PRESIDENT: I can make up the citation. (Laughter.) MILITARY AIDE: Let's do that. Let's do that, sir. (Laughter and applause.) THE PRESIDENT: You don't have it in there? MILITARY AIDE: No, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Here we go. (Laughter.) MILITARY AIDE: I'm sorry. Audra McDonald. (Applause.) The 2015 National Medal of Arts for Audra McDonald for lighting up Broadway as one of its brightest stars. An unforgettable performer, she has won six Tony awards. In musicals, concerts, operas, and the recording studio, her rich, soulful voice continues to take her audiences to new heights. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Audra! (Laughter.)
President Obama delivers remarks at the National Medals of the Arts and Humanities Awards ceremony at the White House. September 10, 2015.
Stephen King. (Applause.) The 2014 National Medal of Arts to Stephen King for his contributions as an author. One of the most popular and prolific writers of our time, Mr. King combines his remarkable storytelling with his sharp analysis of human nature. For decades, his works of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy have terrified and delighted audiences around the world. (Laughter and applause.)
Barack Obama Speech Awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and Humanities. President Obama awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. July 10, 2013.
March 02, 2011 | 25:41 | Public Domain President Obama awards the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in a ceremony at the White House.
US President Barack Obama on Monday awarded eight National Medals of Arts and nine National Humanities Medals at the White House, honoring achievements in and contributions to the fields. Among the recipients was actor Al Pacino. Duration: 00:43.
The President presents the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal for 2009 in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
President Obama presented the National Medal of Arts Wednesday to some of the most talented people in America. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, musician Allen Toussaint and Grammy-winning soprano Renee Fleming were among the recipients. Scott Pelley reports SUBSCRIBE to the CBS NEWS Channel here: http://bit.ly/WKcQhX
President Barack Obama on Thursday honored the recipients of the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities, which included Mel Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Morgan Freeman, Philip Glass, Berry Gordy, Santiago Jiménez Jr., Moises Kaufman, Ralph Lemon, Audra McDonald, Luis Valdez, Jack Whitten, Rudolfo Anaya, José Andrés, Ron Chernow, Louise Glück, Terry Gross, Wynton Marsalis, James McBride, Louis Menand, Elaine Pagels, the Prison University Project, A braham Verghese and Isabel Wilkerson.
Transcript: (Citation for Audra McDonald is misplaced.) THE PRESIDENT: I can make up the citation. (Laughter.) MILITARY AIDE: Let's do that. Let's do that, sir. (Laughter and applause.) THE PRESIDENT: You don't have it in there? MILITARY AIDE: No, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Here we go. (Laughter.) MILITARY AIDE: I'm sorry. Audra McDonald. (Applause.) The 2015 National Medal of Arts for Audra McDonald for lighting up Broadway as one of its brightest stars. An unforgettable performer, she has won six Tony awards. In musicals, concerts, operas, and the recording studio, her rich, soulful voice continues to take her audiences to new heights. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Audra! (Laughter.)
President Obama delivers remarks at the National Medals of the Arts and Humanities Awards ceremony at the White House. September 10, 2015.
Stephen King. (Applause.) The 2014 National Medal of Arts to Stephen King for his contributions as an author. One of the most popular and prolific writers of our time, Mr. King combines his remarkable storytelling with his sharp analysis of human nature. For decades, his works of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy have terrified and delighted audiences around the world. (Laughter and applause.)
Barack Obama Speech Awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and Humanities. President Obama awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. July 10, 2013.
March 02, 2011 | 25:41 | Public Domain President Obama awards the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in a ceremony at the White House.
US President Barack Obama on Monday awarded eight National Medals of Arts and nine National Humanities Medals at the White House, honoring achievements in and contributions to the fields. Among the recipients was actor Al Pacino. Duration: 00:43.
The President presents the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal for 2009 in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
President Obama presented the National Medal of Arts Wednesday to some of the most talented people in America. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, musician Allen Toussaint and Grammy-winning soprano Renee Fleming were among the recipients. Scott Pelley reports SUBSCRIBE to the CBS NEWS Channel here: http://bit.ly/WKcQhX
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President Obama awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. July 10, 2013.
President Obama Presents 2015 National Medals of the Arts and Humanities, White House, WA, US, September 22, 2016. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5kYD3i801sFMtOQRnPXF6A
Barack Obama Speech Awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and Humanities. President Obama awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. July 10, 2013.
President Obama Awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and Humanities July 10, 2013 | 32:18 | Public Domain President Obama awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House
"It’s what’s so great about this country—that there is no single, set way to contribute. All of us belong. All of us have a story to tell. Even when you think your story is too different, too strange, too unique—there’s someone out there who’s been waiting their whole life to hear that someone else has a story like theirs. What a great gift all of you have given us." —President Obama on the importance of the arts and humanities. Today, the President awarded the National Medals of the Arts and Humanities to honorees including Mel Brooks, Philip Glass, Isabel Wilkerson, and Terry Gross: go.wh.gov/kPwcTT National Medal of Arts | NEA https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals The National Medal of Arts is awarded by the President of the United States ... President Barack Obama Awards the National Meda...
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President Obama awards the 2012 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. July 10, 2013.