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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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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres arrives for the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. President Obama awarded 21 medals to distinguished innovators, entertainers athletes
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![President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to comedian Ellen DeGeneres, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. Obama awarded 21 medals to President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to comedian Ellen DeGeneres, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. Obama awarded 21 medals to](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0J9KT/president-barack-obama-awards-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-comedian-ellen-degeneres-during-a-ceremony-at-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-on-november-22-2016-obama-awarded-21-medals-to-distinguished-innovators-entertainers-athletes-and-philanthropists-photo-by-kevin-dietschupi-W0J9KT.jpg)
President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to comedian Ellen DeGeneres, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. Obama awarded 21 medals to
![President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to comedian Ellen DeGeneres, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. Obama awarded 21 medals to President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to comedian Ellen DeGeneres, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. Obama awarded 21 medals to](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0J9M3/president-barack-obama-awards-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-comedian-ellen-degeneres-during-a-ceremony-at-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-on-november-22-2016-obama-awarded-21-medals-to-distinguished-innovators-entertainers-athletes-and-philanthropists-photo-by-kevin-dietschupi-W0J9M3.jpg)
President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to comedian Ellen DeGeneres, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 22, 2016. Obama awarded 21 medals to
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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres sheds a tear after President Barack Obama awarded her Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November
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