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Off the Shelf
By Off the Shelf Staff
| Monday, February 15, 2016
In 2007, forty-seven years after the original publication of To Kill a Mockingbird,
President George W. Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
nation’s highest civilian honor, to Harper Lee for her monumental
contribution to American literature.
The award itself dates back to 1963 and recognizes “an
especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of
the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or
private endeavors.” As the 2015 recipients are honored today in a special
ceremony, let’s celebrate some of the writers who have been awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom. READ
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