Rush Limbaugh reacts after first Lady Melania Trump presented him with the the Presidential Medal of Freedom as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Second lady Karen Pence is at left and Kathryn Limbaugh is partially hidden. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Rush Limbaugh | 1951 – 2021

Rush Limbaugh had huge influence in the political sphere, setting the stage for the rise of conservative talk radio.

Rush Limbaugh, medal around his neck, holds both thumps up.

Rush Limbaugh reacts after being given the Medal of Freedom by then-First Lady Melania Trump at the Capitol on Feb. 4, 2020. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)

Melania Trump puts the medal around Limbaugh's neck as he covers his face with both hands.

Melania Trump puts the Medal of Freedom around Limbaugh’s neck. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Rush Limbaugh sits in his studio during the Republican National Convention in Houston in 1992. (Shepard Sherbell / Getty Images)

President Trump on stage with Rush Limbaugh at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Limbaugh’s hometown, in November 2018. (Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images)

Rush Limbaugh speaks at “An Evening With Rush Limbaugh” on May 3, 2007, in Novi, Mich. (Bill Pugliano / Getty Images)

Rush Limbaugh gestures with both hands as he speaks from behind a podium.

Rush Limbaugh introduces President Trump at a campaign rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo., in 2018. (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

Rush Limbaugh speaks during his induction into the Hall of Famous Missourians at the state Capitol in Jefferson City in May 2012. (Associated Press)