Reagan’s Medal of Freedom Goes on Display
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, which President Bush awarded recently to former President Ronald Reagan, will be on display through mid-February at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library near Simi Valley.
The medal, established in 1945 by President Harry Truman, is the highest civilian honor that can be awarded in this nation, and it can only be given by the President, Reagan library officials said.
The award recognizes contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace or to other significant public or private endeavors.
Bush presented the medal to Reagan in a Jan. 13 ceremony in the East Room of the White House. During the ceremony, Bush said Reagan was only the third President to receive the Medal of Freedom and the first to do so in his own lifetime.
An accompanying citation, signed by Bush and put on display with the medal, states that Reagan “symbolizes all that is best in America. His is the story of a lifetime committed to individual freedom and liberty.”
The Reagan library, administered by the National Archives, is at 40 Presidential Drive.
The medal is on exhibit in the library’s museum.
Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for senior citizens and free for children under 15.
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