Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to recipients including Nancy Pelosi, Michelle Yeoh

Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday will award 19 high-profile politicians, activists and others the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the country's highest civilian honor, the White House announced. The list of recipients includes an award-winning actor, Olympians and a former vice president. 'President Biden often says there is nothing beyond our capacity when we act together,' the White House said in a news release announcing the recipients.

, whose 2020 endorsement of Biden is often credited for delivering a major boost to his campaign; and Elizabeth Dole, a former Republican senator from North Carolina and advocate for military caregivers who was the secretary of both labor and transportation.

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