![US President Barack Obama presents comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White US President Barack Obama presents comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DJWB1X/us-president-barack-obama-presents-comedian-ellen-degeneres-with-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-the-nations-highest-civilian-honor-during-a-ceremony-honoring-21-recipients-in-the-east-room-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-usa-november-22-2016-photo-by-olivier-doulieryabacapresscom-2DJWB1X.jpg)
US President Barack Obama presents comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White
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Barack Obama chokes up while presenting Ellen DeGeneres with Presidential Medal of Freedom - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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![Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter: ".@POTUS Barack Obama just awarded me the #MedalofFreedom. I hope it serves as an ID. I have no idea how I'm getting home.… https://t.co/kvmTVZk91L" Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter: ".@POTUS Barack Obama just awarded me the #MedalofFreedom. I hope it serves as an ID. I have no idea how I'm getting home.… https://t.co/kvmTVZk91L"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cx5js9oWQAEiri7.jpg)
Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter: ".@POTUS Barack Obama just awarded me the #MedalofFreedom. I hope it serves as an ID. I have no idea how I'm getting home.… https://t.co/kvmTVZk91L"
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