Great Americans Award Program

Name: Great Americans Award Program
Start: 2099-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2099-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Smithsonian National Museum of American History

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The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals. Explore the stories of each honoree through biographies and recorded interviews with David M. Rubenstein. Their inspiring stories empower people to create a just and compassionate future by exploring, preserving, and sharing the complexity of our past.

Previous honorees include Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Retired), Thomas J. Brokaw, Cal Ripken Jr., Billie Jean King, Paul Simon, and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.