neither of us would be standing here without emily clyburn, a woman of enormous character that we alliss. we are a great nation, because we have people like jim and emily clyburn and our honorees today, all of them. my fellow americans, jim is the best. thank you. [applause] what i had to keep doing when writing these introductions is make them shorter and shorter and shorter because there is so much more to say about each of them. but we would be here for 12 hours. as you all enough -- but you all know how incredible they are, an incredible group of people. ladies and gentlemen, my fellow americans, i congratulate the presidential medal recipients and their families. i will make sure we provide the presidential metals and put them around your necks. thank you very much. [applause] >> michael r. bloomberg. [applause] from the son of a bookkeeper and secretary to a visionary business leader and public servant, michael bloomberg epitomizes american industry and innovation. revolutionized the financial information industry with the bloomberg terminal and bloomberg news modernized to the

neither of us would be standing here without emily clyburn, a woman of enormous character that we all miss. we are a great nation, because we have people like jim and emily clyburn and our honorees today, all of them. my fellow americans, jim is the best. thank you. [applause] what i had to keep doing when writing these introductions is make them shorter and shorter and shorter because there is so much more to say about each of them. but we would be here for 12 hours. but you all know how incredible they are, an incredible group of people. ladies and gentlemen, my fellow americans, i congratulate the presidential medal recipients and their families. i will make sure we provide the presidential metals and put them around your necks. thank you very much. >> michael r bloomberg. [applause] from the son of a bookkeeper and secretary to a visionary business leader and public servant, michael bloomberg epitomizes american industry and innovation. revolutionized the financial information industry with the bloomberg terminal and bloomberg news modernized to the way information is reported and

clyburn is a beacon of moral clarity. the student of history became a teacher and movement leader for a fairer and freer america. his dignity and decency is surpassed by his dear emily who marched ahead of him from classrooms to congress. through three decades in the house of representatives he has transformed the lives of millions of americans bypassing ground-breaking loss for all our families. jim clyburn is touched by the divine and he brings us closer to a more closer union. [applause] applause]] elizabeth dole. >> elizabeth dole. >> a singular trail blazer, elizabeth dole was the first woman to hold every position she had. over the course of four decades in public service, she served as the secretary of transportation, secretary of labor, president of the american red cross and senator from north carolina. nor. she established a preeminent foundation dedicated to -- and supporting american military caregivers. elizabeth dole paved the path for millions of americans to serve with honor and dignity. [applause] [applause] phil donahue. [laughter] from an irish catholic roots in cleveland, phil donahue rose to transform television and reshape the national conversa