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Bill and Melinda Gates receive President Medal of Freedom
Description
November 22, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Bill and Melinda Gates with the President Medal of Freedom, stating few have been able to impact the world, including helping those in poverty, as the Gates have.
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Bill and Melinda Gates receive President Medal of Freedom02:47 | November 22, 2016
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‘Set up your own rally’: Obama challenges heckler at Arizona campaign event01:04 | November 3, 2022
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U.S. midterms: Obama warns “more people are going to get hurt” in current political climate04:37 | November 2, 2022
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Biden, Obama, Harris condemn ‘despicable’ attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband04:03 | October 29, 2022
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Obama unveils official portrait at White House, thanks artist for taking on a “difficult subject”02:03 | September 7, 2022
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COP26: Poorer nations demand more climate action from richer countries02:10 | November 8, 2021
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Obama calls out ‘politics of meanness, and division, and conflict’00:45 | October 23, 2021
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How Peter Mansbridge got his start06:37 | October 5, 2021
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Prince Andrew’s latest legal troubles06:59 | August 12, 2021
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Jamie Foxx on his new show ‘Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me!’05:05 | April 13, 2021
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Steven Van Zandt on his new album ‘Macca to Mecca’07:11 | March 22, 2021
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U.S. election: Obama suggests Republicans don’t actually believe there’s voter fraud01:40 | November 15, 2020
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U.S. election: Obama says claims of voter fraud are ‘one more step’ in delegitimizing democracy00:34 | November 13, 2020
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Obama urges Biden supporters to vote after Trump says he would fire Fauci01:30 | November 2, 2020
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US election: Obama says Trump shouldn’t brag about dictators wanting him to win after recent campaign comments01:11 | October 27, 2020
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Coronavirus: Obama attacks Trump’s handling of pandemic, says he’s ‘jealous’ of COVID-19 media coverage01:41 | October 27, 2020
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The fight for votes in battleground Pennsylvania01:46 | October 21, 2020
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Obama says Trump may owe more in taxes to foreign countries ‘than he pays in the U.S.’01:18 | October 21, 2020
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Obama jokes that Trump’s television ‘ratings are down’ while encouraging Americans to vote for Biden00:59 | October 21, 2020
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McConnell says Senate will vote on Trump’s nominee for U.S. Supreme Court03:26 | September 21, 2020
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Barack Obama on friendship with Joe Biden: ‘Didn’t know I’d end up finding a brother’00:43 | August 19, 2020
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Barack Obama says Trump treating presidency as ‘one more reality show’01:33 | August 19, 2020
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Democratic National Convention: Michelle Obama says Donald Trump is ‘clearly in over his head’09:21 | August 18, 2020
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Democratic National Convention: Michelle Obama says Americans getting ‘chaos, division’ from the White House05:54 | August 18, 2020
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Bill and Melinda Gates receive President Medal of Freedom02:47 | November 22, 2016
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Christopher Wahl’s new Payroll Portrait Project04:11 | September 21, 2023
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The Morning Show: September 2144:37 | September 21, 2023
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Canada-U.S. relations: Looking back on 100 years of presidential visits02:19 | March 23, 2023
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U.S. midterms: Obama warns “more people are going to get hurt” in current political climate04:37 | November 2, 2022
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Biden, Obama, Harris condemn ‘despicable’ attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband04:03 | October 29, 2022
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Obama unveils official portrait at White House, thanks artist for taking on a “difficult subject”02:03 | September 7, 2022
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COP26: Poorer nations demand more climate action from richer countries02:10 | November 8, 2021
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Obama calls out ‘politics of meanness, and division, and conflict’00:45 | October 23, 2021
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How Peter Mansbridge got his start06:37 | October 5, 2021
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Prince Andrew’s latest legal troubles06:59 | August 12, 2021
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Jamie Foxx on his new show ‘Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me!’05:05 | April 13, 2021
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Steven Van Zandt on his new album ‘Macca to Mecca’07:11 | March 22, 2021
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Biden inauguration: Clintons, Bushes and Obamas arrive at Capitol Hill06:27 | January 20, 2021
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Joe Biden expected to name Merrick Garland as attorney general01:28 | January 6, 2021
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U.S. election: Obama suggests Republicans don’t actually believe there’s voter fraud01:40 | November 15, 2020
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Long-term impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede04:40 | November 13, 2020
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U.S. election: Obama says claims of voter fraud are ‘one more step’ in delegitimizing democracy00:34 | November 13, 2020
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Obama says Trump may owe more in taxes to foreign countries ‘than he pays in the U.S.’01:18 | October 21, 2020
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Barack Obama on friendship with Joe Biden: ‘Didn’t know I’d end up finding a brother’00:43 | August 19, 2020
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Barack Obama says Trump treating presidency as ‘one more reality show’01:33 | August 19, 2020
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Democratic National Convention: Michelle Obama says Donald Trump is ‘clearly in over his head’09:21 | August 18, 2020
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Democratic National Convention: Michelle Obama says Americans getting ‘chaos, division’ from the White House05:54 | August 18, 2020
Bill and Melinda Gates receive President Medal of Freedom
Description
November 22, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Bill and Melinda Gates with the President Medal of Freedom, stating few have been able to impact the world, including helping those in poverty, as the Gates have.
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