Obama awards Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama on Thursday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Joe Biden, the man he called “the finest vice president we have ever seen.” The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civil honor.
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wipes away tears after President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama walk past each other during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. President Barack Obama awards Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. President Barack Obama applauds during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden laughs as President Barack Obama speaks during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gestures as President Barack Obama speaks during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wipes away tears as President Barack Obama speaks during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. President Barack Obama pats Vice President Joe Biden on the shoulders after he awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden acknowledges applause after President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama embrace after Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wipes away tears after President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wipes away tears as he walks past President Barack Obama after he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. President Barack Obama awards Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
- U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Vice President Joe Biden during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)