Presidential Citizens Medal | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | "Exemplary deeds or services [performed] for his or her country or fellow citizens." |
Presented by | President of the United States |
Eligibility | Citizens of the United States |
Status | Active |
Established | 1969 |
First awarded | 1973 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
Next (lower) | Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor |
The Presidential Citizens Medal is an award bestowed by the president of the United States. It is the second-highest civilian award in the United States and is second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Established by executive order on November 13, 1969, by President Richard Nixon, it recognizes an individual "who has performed exemplary deeds or services for his or her country or fellow citizens." Only United States citizens are eligible for the medal, which may be awarded posthumously.
The medal is a disc of gilt and enamel, based on the seal of the president of the United States, with the eagle surrounded by a wreath of leaves. The medal is suspended on a ribbon, dark blue with a light blue central stripe and white edge stripes.
Recipient | Year | Notes |
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Henry "Hank" Aaron | 2001 | |
Albert Abramson | 1998 | |
Clarence Alexander | 2011 | |
Muhammad Ali | 2001 | |
Juan Andrade Jr. | 2001 | |
Richard Lee Armitage | 1989 [1] | |
Brooke Astor | 1988 | |
Hubert Dickey Ballantine | 1981 | |
Arnold O. Beckman | 1989 | |
Ezra Taft Benson | 1989 | |
Jocelyn Benson | 2023 [2] | |
Mitchell Besser | 2008 | |
James H. Billington | 2008 | |
Forrest M. Bird | 2008 | |
Milly Bloomquist | 2011 | |
Rusty Bowers | 2023 [2] | |
James Scott Brady | 1989 | |
T. Berry Brazelton | 2012 | |
Ward Brehm | 2008 | |
Ruby Bridges | 2001 | |
Roberta Diaz Brinton | 2010 | |
Daisy M. Brooks | 2010 | |
Ronald H. Brown | 2001 | (posthumous) |
William F. Buckley Jr. | 1989 | |
Adam Burke | 2012 | |
Don R. Cameron | 2001 | |
Frank C. Carlucci | 1983 | |
Raymond Castellani | 1995 | |
Raymond G. Chambers | 2008 | |
Betty Kwan Chinn | 2010 | |
Cynthia M. Church | 2010 | |
Roberto Clemente | 1973 | (posthumous) |
Bruce Cole | 2008 | |
Charles Colson | 2008 | |
Mary Jo Copeland | 2012 | |
Carol Coston, O.P. | 2001 | |
Archibald Cox | 2001 | |
Chester A. Crocker | 1989 | |
Arthur Culvahouse Jr. | 1989 | |
Rachel D'Avino | 2012 | (posthumous) |
Joe Delaney | 1983 | (posthumous) |
Charles DeLisi | 2001 | |
Bob Dole | 1989 | |
Michael Dorman | 2012 | |
General Wayne A. Downing, USA (Ret.) | 2008 | |
Samuel Nelson Drew | 1995 | (posthumous) |
Kenneth M. Duberstein | 1989 | |
Harry Dunn | 2023 [2] | |
Lawrence Eagleburger | 1991 | |
Caroline Edwards | 2023 [2] | |
Vijaya Lakshmi Emani | 2011 | (posthumous) |
Jaime Escalante | 1988 | |
Michael Fanone | 2023 [2] | |
Mike Feinberg | 2008 | |
Edwin J. Feulner | 1989 | |
Arnold Fisher | 2008 | |
Max M. Fisher | 1989 | |
Zachary Fisher | 1995 | |
Marlin Fitzwater | 1993 | |
John P. Foley, S.J. | 2008 | |
Malcolm S. Forbes | 1989 | |
Donald R. Fortier | 1989 | (posthumous) |
Robert C. Frasure | 1995 | (posthumous) |
Ruby Freeman | 2023 [2] | |
Robert M. Gates | 1992 | |
Robert P. George | 2008 | |
Susan Retik Ger | 2010 | |
Dana Gioia | 2008 | |
Maria Gomez | 2012 | |
Aquillino Gonell | 2023 [2] | |
Eugene Goodman | 2023 [2] | |
C. Boyden Gray | 1993 | |
Jack Greenberg | 2001 | |
Elinor C. Guggenheimer | 1997 | |
Richard N. Haass | 1991 | |
Dorothy Height | 1989 | |
Charlton Heston | 1989 | |
David Hermelin | 2000 | (posthumous) |
John S. Herrington | 1989 | |
Samuel J. Heyman | 2008 | |
Colonel William R. (Rich) Higgins | 1992 | (posthumous) |
David D. Ho | 2001 | |
Dawn Hochsprung | 2012 | (posthumous) |
Don Hodel | 1989 | |
Daniel Hodges | 2023 [2] | |
Mary K. Hoodhood | 2010 | |
Leamon Hunt | 1984 | |
Janice Jackson | 2012 | |
Pamela Green Jackson | 2012 | |
Bernice Young Jones | 1996 | |
I. King Jordan | 2001 | |
Herman Kahn | 1989 | (posthumous) |
Max Kampelman | 1989 | |
Dennis Keogh | 1984 | (posthumous) |
Richard James Kerr | 1991 | |
Robert M. Kimmitt | 1991 | |
Russell Kirk | 1989 | |
Lane Kirkland | 1989 | |
Wendy Kopp | 2008 | |
Joseph C. Kruzel | 1995 | |
Donald W. Landry | 2008 | |
Janice Langbehn | 2011 | |
Patience Lehrman | 2012 | |
Dave Levin | 2008 | |
Anthony Lewis | 2001 | |
Howard Liebengood | 2023 [2] | (posthumous) |
Alan Lovelace | 1981 | |
Jeanne Manford | 2012 | |
Adair Margo | 2008 | |
Robert S. Martin | 2008 | |
John O. Marsh, Jr. | 1989 | |
Andrew W. Marshall | 2008 | |
Martin Mathews | 1981 | |
Oseola McCarty | 1995 | |
Kimberly McGuiness | 2010 | |
Chelle McIntyre-Brewer | 2012 | |
Richard Meadows | 1995 | (posthumous) |
Bob Michel | 1989 | |
Jeffery L. Miller | 2008 | |
Billy Mills | 2012 | |
Irene Morgan | 2001 | |
Erwin Morse | 2008 | |
Shaye Moss | 2023 [2] | |
Constance Baker Motley | 2001 | |
Jorge Muñoz | 2010 | |
Anne Marie Murphy | 2012 | (posthumous) |
William H. Natcher | 1994 | |
Lisa Nigro | 2010 | |
David Paton | 1987 | |
Claiborne Pell | 1994 | |
Pete Peterson | 2000 | |
Mary Ann Phillips | 2010 | |
General Colin Powell USA (Ret) | 1989 | |
Donald E. Powell | 2008 | |
Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam | 2010 | |
Anne-Imelda Radice | 2008 | |
Arnold Lewis Raphel | 1989 | (posthumous) |
Rick Rescorla | 2019 | (posthumous) |
Susan Retik | 2010 | |
Rozanne L. Ridgeway | 1989 | |
Helen Rodriguez-Trias | 2001 | |
Adele Langston Rogers | 1973 | |
John F. W. Rogers | 1985 | |
Edward L. Rowny | 1989 | |
Edward Roybal | 2001 | |
Robert Rubin | 2001 | |
Warren Rudman | 2001 | |
Charles Ruff | 2001 | (posthumous) |
Myrtle Faye Rumph | 2010 | |
Lauren Rousseau | 2012 | (posthumous) |
Elbert Rutan | 1986 | |
Richard Rutan | 1986 | |
Al Schmidt | 2023 [2] | |
Rabbi Arthur Schneier | 2001 | |
Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C. | 2008 | |
Eli J. Segal | 2001 | |
John F. Seiberling | 2001 | |
John Sengstacke | 2001 | (posthumous) |
Mary Sherlach | 2012 | (posthumous) |
Terry Shima | 2012 | |
The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth | 2001 | |
Brian Sicknick | 2023 [2] | (posthumous) |
Gary Sinise | 2008 | |
Jeffrey L. Smith | 2023 [2] | (posthumous) |
Victoria Leigh Soto | 2012 | (posthumous) |
Larry Speakes | 1987 | |
Stuart K. Spencer | 1989 | |
Adrian St. John | 1995 | |
William Howard Taft IV | 1989 | |
Elizabeth Taylor | 2001 | |
Edward Teller | 1989 | |
Strom Thurmond | 1989 | |
Richard H. Truly | 1989 | |
Armando Valladares | 1989 | |
John Volpe | 1983 | |
Vernon A. Walters | 1989 | |
Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.) | 2008 | |
Raymond Weeks | 1982 | |
Geo. J. Weiss Jr. | 2010 | |
John C. Whitehead | 1989 | |
Charles Z. Wick | 1989 | |
Marion Wiesel | 2001 | |
Harris Wofford | 2012 | |
Robert L. Woodson, Sr. | 2008 | |
Patrisha Wright | 2001 | |
Joseph R. Wright, Jr. | 1989 | |
Sidney R. Yates | 1993 | |
Jeana Yeager | 1986 | |
Tony Zale | 1990 | |
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