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White House
photo by David Bohrer |
President George W. Bush
leads the applause for
Mrs.Tom Lantos after she
received the 2008
Presidential Medal of
Freedom citation in honor of
her late husband, California
Congressman Tom Lantos,
during ceremonies Thursday,
June 19, 2008, in the East
Room of the White House.
Mrs. Annette Lantos, accepting the Medal of Freedom on behalf of her late husband, Tom Lantos. (Applause.) Tom Lantos was a champion of human rights and a man of character and conviction. An American by choice and the only Holocaust survivor to serve in the Congress, he worked to empower oppressed people around the world in their struggle to secure liberty. He served as a powerful witness for the importance of freedom and reminded us that we must never turn a blind eye to inhumanity. The United States honors Tom Lantos for his committed leadership and his lifetime of service to our nation and the world. |
