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U.S. President George W. Bush (L) hangs a Presidential Medal of Freedom on the neck of Harper Lee (C), Pulitzer Prize winner and the author of "To Kill A Mockingbird," during a presentation ceremony for the medal's 2007 recipients in the East Room of the White House Nov. 5, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is given to those who have made remarkable contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, culture, or other private or public endeavors. Chip Somodevilla - Getty Images