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In this undate photo Ethel Kennedy asked President Obama to take the ALS Ice Bucket challenge in a viral post this summer from June 6th.
Ethel Kennedy, the human rights advocate and widow of Robert F. Kennedy who adorably asked President Obama to take the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday afternoon.
Kennedy is among 19 people who will receive the medal, including actress Meryl Streep, musician Stevie Wonder, and composer Stephen Sondheim. The Medal of Freedom, the government’s highest civilian award, was established in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy, Ethel’s brother-in-law.
Kennedy has long been an advocate for human rights in her time at the RFK Center, which she established after her husband’s death in 1968.
She has a lighter side, too. In August, Kennedy challenged Obama, then vacationing at Martha’s Vineyard, to take the ice bucket challenge and dump freezing water on his head. “Welcome to Cape Cod, President Obama. I nominate you,” she said while taking the challenge herself.
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The most powerful man in the world declined the ice-water bid and said he would donate instead. “The President appreciates Mrs. Kennedy thinking of him for the challenge – though his contribution to this effort will be monetary,” a spokesperson said.
We’ll see if Kennedy lets him off the hook that easily this afternoon.
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ALS Ice Bucket Champ Ethel Kennedy to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Date: November 24, 2014 02:31PM
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In this undate photo Ethel Kennedy asked President Obama to take the ALS Ice Bucket challenge in a viral post this summer from June 6th.
Ethel Kennedy, the human rights advocate and widow of Robert F. Kennedy who adorably asked President Obama to take the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday afternoon.
Kennedy is among 19 people who will receive the medal, including actress Meryl Streep, musician Stevie Wonder, and composer Stephen Sondheim. The Medal of Freedom, the government’s highest civilian award, was established in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy, Ethel’s brother-in-law.
Kennedy has long been an advocate for human rights in her time at the RFK Center, which she established after her husband’s death in 1968.
She has a lighter side, too. In August, Kennedy challenged Obama, then vacationing at Martha’s Vineyard, to take the ice bucket challenge and dump freezing water on his head. “Welcome to Cape Cod, President Obama. I nominate you,” she said while taking the challenge herself.
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The most powerful man in the world declined the ice-water bid and said he would donate instead. “The President appreciates Mrs. Kennedy thinking of him for the challenge – though his contribution to this effort will be monetary,” a spokesperson said.
We’ll see if Kennedy lets him off the hook that easily this afternoon.