Presidential Letters
American Freedom and Democracy
Arts
Humanities
Science
Technology
PRESIDENTIAL LETTERS
Carter, President Jimmy, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1999
Statement on commitment to unchanging principles and human rights
Ford, President Gerald, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1999
Statement on the accomplishments of the century and hopes for the future
Reagan, President Ronald, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993
A piece of the Berlin Wall and quote from his June 12, 1987 speech at the Brandenburg
Gate in Berlin
AMERICAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
Ambrose, Stephen, National Humanities Medal, 1998
Recognition of the American G.I.
Augustine, Norman R., National Medal of Technology, 1997
Tandem ideas of democracy and free enterprise
Coles, Robert, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998
Ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Dillon, Douglas,Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1989
Recognition of Kennedy Administration achievements with a Kennedy $.50 piece (Uncirculated, 1964)
Franklin, John Hope, National Humanities Medal, 1993
The 14th Amendment
Kerr, Richard J., Presidential Citizens Medal, 1991
Piece of the Berlin Wall
Lang, Eugene M., Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1996
The essential role of education in fostering the growth of America
Marty, Martin E., National Humanities Medal, 1997
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural address
Mitchell, Sen. George J., Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1999
The Bill of Rights
Nowak, Jan, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1996
The Liberty Bell and the freedom it represents
Powell, Gen. Colin L., Presidential Medals of Freedom, 1991, 1993, Congressional Gold Medal, 1991, Presidential Citizens Medal
"Dog Tags" honoring the American GI
Richardson, the Hon. Elliott, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998
The importance of democracy
Schlesinger, Arthur, Jr., National Humanities Medal, 1998
The testing and triumph of democracy against its totalitarian foes, the leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol for the new power of women in the 20th century
Steinberger, Jack, National Medal of Science, 1988
Democracy
Watson, Doc, National Medal of Arts, 1997
The ideals that have preserved our nation
Wilbur, Richard, National Medal of Arts, 1994
The transforming social programs of the New Deal
ARTS
Brubeck, David, National Medal of Arts, 1994
Personal composition, "Mass: To Hope!" CD
Burns, Ken, National Humanities Medal, 1991
Suggested Louis Armstrong’s trumpet. Included is a 1928 original pressing of "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong, donated by Jack Bradley, Board Member, Louis Armstrong Archives
Cantor, Iris, National Medal of Arts, 1995
Reproductions of children’s art work about Michelangelo and Rodin
Charles, Ray, National Medal of Arts, 1993
Mr. Charles’ sunglasses, autographed case, autographed photos, book and cassette
Dehmelt, Hans, National Medal of Science, 1995
Hopes for a modern intellectual and artistic flowering on par with the Renaissance
Diamond, David, National Medal of Arts, 1995
Hopes for new strides in imagination and craftsmanship
Graves, Michael, National Medal of Arts, 1999
Poster of the Washington Monument restoration scaffolding designed by him
Guerrero, Eduardo, National Medal of Arts, 1996
Lyrics and CD recording of El Chicano
Gund, Agnes, National Medal of Arts, 1997
Hans Namuth’s film of Jackson Pollock painting
Kiley, Dan, National Medal of Arts, 1997
Book: Dan Kiley: The Complete Works of America’s Master Landscape Architect
The MacDowell Colony, National Medal of Arts, 1997
A description of the MacDowell Colony for artists
Prenshaw, Peggy, National Humanities Medal, 1994
William Faulkner’s speech upon receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature
Roth, Philip, National Medal of Arts, 1998
William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying and Light in August, Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March and Herzog
Sara Lee Corporation, National Medal of Arts, 1998
Sara Lee Millennium Gift Art Catalog and profiles of Frontrunner winners
Segal, George, National Medal of Arts, 1999
A celebration of diversity
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, National Medal of Arts, 1998
Steppenwolf adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath
Tallchief, Maria, National Medal of Arts, 1999
Mentoring of children and young adults
Taylor, Paul, National Medal of Arts, 1993
A copy of his autobiography Private Domain
Texaco, National Medal of Arts, 1991
Mementos of the sixty year history of Texaco’s support for the Metropolitan Opera including recordings of the first and last broadcasts of the century from 1940 and 1999
Thiebaud, Wayne, National Medal of Arts, 1994
Hope for the future that arts play a more prominent role in our lives
Venturi, Robert and Denise Scott Brown, National Medal of Arts, 1992
Poster commemorating "the genius of the American-vernacular/roadside-commercial landscape"
Young Audiences, National Medal of Arts, 1994
A piece of children’s artwork
HUMANITIES
Ambrose, Stephen, National Humanities Medal, 1998
Recognition of the American G.I.
Charren, Peggy, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1995
Public library card
Diamond, Irene, National Medal of Arts, 1999
Banning handguns and other weapons
Dove, Rita, National Humanities Medal, 1996
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
Friday, William, National Humanities Medal, 1997
America’s commitment to the education of its citizenry
Gates Jr., Henry Louis, National Humanities Medal, 1998
"Encarta Africana 2000" CD and book, entitled Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, edited by himself and Kwame Anthony Appiah
Green, Ernest, Congressional Gold Medal, 1999
One of the "Little Rock Nine," a copy of his diploma from Little Rock Central High School
Haas, Karl, National Humanities Medal, 1991
CD "The Romantic Piano" and statement on development of recorded music and radio broadcasting of it
Hanes, R. Philip, National Medal of Arts, 1991
Millennium Edition of Who’s Who in America
Henley, Don, National Humanities Medal, 1997
Suggestions from the fields of music, the environment, literature, and others
Lederberg, Joshua, National Medal of Science, 1989
Photographs of a variety of momentous images (liberation of Buchenwald, view of earth from space, and mushroom cloud over Hiroshima)
Liepmann, Hans W., National Medal of Technology, 1993, National Medal of Science, 1986
The transistor, discoveries in genetics, his immigrant impressions of America
Linowitz, Sol M., Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998
Report on world hunger
Mankiller, Wilma, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998
The Cherokee alphabet
Marty, Martin E., National Humanities Medal, 1997
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural address
McCullough, David, National Humanities Medal, 1995
A Boston Public Library card, the first public library to allow readers to take books home
Minnesota Historical Society, National Humanities Medal, 1997
A hope that American leadership, through its museums and cultural organizations, will strengthen a vision of global community and global responsibility
Parks, Rosa, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1996, Congressional Gold Medal, 1999
Book entitled Quiet Strength featuring famous photo of Rosa Parks sitting on bus once buses were desegregated and Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth
Prenshaw, Peggy, National Humanities Medal, 1994
William Faulkner’s speech upon receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature
Ruiz, Ramon Eduardo, National Humanities Medal, 1998
Hopes for an end to racial bigotry and to involvement in the affairs of other nations
Whitesides, Dr. George, National Medal of Science, 1998
Suggests a birth control pill and the idea of gender equality
Wills, Garry, National Humanities Medal, 1998
Jane Addams’ Hull House demographic maps
Wilson, August, National Humanities Medal, 1999
Bessie Smith’s recording of "Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jellyroll Like Mine"
Wolfe, Ethyle, National Humanities Medal, 1990
Importance of recognizing the crucial relationship between the past and the future, and of the critical role of memory and hope in guiding the present
SCIENCE
Avery, Mary Ellen, National Medal of Science, 1991
Discovery of DNA
Bahcall, John N., National Medal of Science, 1998
Color photo of Eagle Nebulae taken from the Hubble Telescope
Benacerraf, Baruj, National Medal of Science, 1990
Discovery of DNA
Bloch, Konrad E., National Medal of Science, 1987
Millennium Council Motto "Honor the Past–Imagine the Future"
Bott, Raoul, National Medal of Science, 1987
Figures encoding design of the semi-simple Lie groups
Chu, Paul C.W., National Medal of Science, 1988
Discovery of high temperature superconductivity, sample of YBCO
Cohen, Stanley, National Medal of Science, 1988
Genetics
Davidson, Norman, National Medal of Science, 1996
Piece of Berlin Wall, discovery of DNA, and discovery of the nuclear bomb
Hilleman, Dr. Maurice, National Medal of Science, 1988
Six vials of vaccines and report describing their development
Leder, Dr. Philip, National Medal of Science, 1989
Letter nominating a copy of the genetic code
Marcus, Randolph A., National Medal of Science, 1989
The variety of scientific achievements, including the Marcus Inverted Region
Nathan, David, National Medal of Science, 1990
Discovery of structure of DNA
Patrick, Ruth, National Medal of Science, 1996
Vial of diatoms (unicellular plants that indicate water conditions)
Peck, Gregory, National Medal of Arts, 1998
Film of Neil Armstrong’s moon landing
Roberts, John D., National Medal of Science, 1990
The development of instruments for chemical analysis specifically Arnold Beckman’s contribution
Singer, Maxine, National Medal of Science, 1992
A DNA chip
Watson, Dr. James D., National Medal of Science, 1997
CD-ROM of the human genome
Yau, Shing-Tung, National Medal of Science, 1997
Description of the "Unification of Mathematics and Physics"
TECHNOLOGY
AT&T, National Medal of Arts, 1992
Cell phone as a representation of the ubiquity of phone service
Battin, Patricia , National Humanities Medal, 1999
Suggestion of various forms of book construction and deterioration (20th century acid-based paper, microfilm, eBook)
Cooley, Denton, National Medal of Technology, 1998, National Medal of Freedom, 1984
Developments in heart surgery including first artificial heart now at Smithsonian
Cuomo, Jerry (Jerome), National Medal of Technology, 1995
Progress in data storage technology, and a mini disk player
Dennard, Robert H., National Medal of Technology, 1988
The "DRAM Evolution," a card with 3 generations of DRAM
Drickamer, Harry, National Medal of
Science, 1989
First point contact transistor, Pentium III Processor
Evans, Bob O., National Medal of Technology, 1985
Solid Logic Technology module
Gambino, Richard J., National Medal of Technology, 1995, National Medal of Science, 1999
Mini-Disk player and two speeches of President Clinton’s
Hackerman, Norman, National Medal of Science, 1993
Model of first transistor developed at Bell Telephone Laboratories
Heilmeier, George, National Medal of Science, 1991
Electronic and information services advancements
Joel, Amos, National Medal of Technology, 1993
Innovations in technology, MEMS 16x16 (256) Mirror (Optical Switch Array)
Johnson, Marvin M., National Medal of Technology, 1985
Discovery of plastics
Joyce, William H., National Medal of Technology, 1993
Transoceanic telephone cable
Kozmetsky, Dr. George, National Medal of Technology, 1993
Sample micro-chip, a photo depicting the ethnic diversity of America, and stock certificates from largest 1899/1900 and 1999/2000 companies
Kwolek, Dr. Stephanie, National Medal of Technology, 1996
Sample of synthetic fiber and statement on development of man-made fibers
Ledley, Robert, National Medal of Technology, 1997
Parts of his original ACTA-Scanner machine (CAT Scan) and textbook he wrote to teach users how to read the scans.
Liepmann, Hans W., National Medal of Technology, 1993, National Medal of Science, 1986
The transistor, discoveries in genetics, his immigrant impressions of America
Mayo, John, National Medal of Technology, 1990
The digital integrated circuit and the transistor, six inch silicon wafer with SC2 Devices
Parsons, John T., National Medal of Technology, 1985
The development of numerical control
Stookey, Stanley Donald, National Medal of Technology, 1994
A piece of Corning Ware because it may last 1,000 years and is in most American homes.
Sutter, Joseph F., National Medal of Technology, 1985
Developments in aviation
Whinnery, John R., National Medal of Science, 1992
The digital computer and laser powered fiber optic communication
Woodland, N. Joseph, National Medal of Technology, 1992
Bar code technology
3M, National Medal of Technology, 1995
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