and that man was john doar. he was the face of the justice department in the south. roof that the federal government was listening. and over the years, john escorted james meredith to the university of mississippi. he walked alongside the selma- to-montgomery march. he laid the groundwork for the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965. in the words of john lewis, "he gave [civil rights workers] a reason not to give up on those in power." and he did it by never giving up on them. and i think it's fair to say that i might not be here had it not been for his work. bob dylan started out singing other people's songs. but, as he says, "there came a point where i had to write what i wanted to say, because what i wanted to say, nobody else was writing." so born in hibbing, minnesota -- a town, he says, where "you couldn't be a rebel -- it was too cold" bob moved to new york at age 19. by the time he was 23, bob's voice, with its weight, its unique, gravelly power was redefining not just what music sounded like, but the message it carried and how it made pe

as african-americans strove for justice, john doar helped in civil rights. he prevented a violent riot of paying convictions for civil rights activists and stood bit first african-american student at the university of mississippi on his first day of class. during pivotal moments in civil rights movements and in the troubled times of the watergate scandal, john doar fought to protect the core values of liberty, equality and democracy that has made america a leader among nations. [ applause ] >> bill faghe. >> he is pretty tall. >> a distinguished position, an epidemiologi epidemiologist, he helped fight smallpox in success stories. at the center for disease prevention, he has taken on humanity's most public health challenges to infectious diseases to survival in child development. he has worked to safeguard the well-being in all, and he has fought a generation of leaders in a fight for a healthy world. [ applause ] >> john glenn. john glenn has set a pure example through his service to our nation. as a marine corps pilot and the first american to orbit the ea

[applause] >> john doar, as african-americans strove for justice, john doar led federal efforts to defend quality and enforce civil rights. risking his life to confront injustices around him, he prevented a violent riot, obtained convictions for the killing of civil rights activists and stood by the first african-american student at the university of mississippi during his first day of class. during pivotal moments and in the troubled times of the watergate scandal, john doar fought to protect the core values of liberty, equality and democracy that have made america a leader among nations. [applause] >> bill foege. >> he is pretty tall. [laughter] >> a distinguished physician, bill helped lead a campaign to eradicate smallpox that stands among medicine's greatest success stories. at the centers for disease control and prevention, the carter center and the bill and melinda gates foundation, he has taken on humanity's most intractable public health challenges from infectious diseases to child survival and development. william foege has driven decades of progress to safeguard the well-being

and that man was john doar. he was the face of the justice department in the south. he federal government was listening. and over and over the years john escorted james meredith to the university of mississippi. he walked alongside the selma march and the voting rights act of 1965. in the words of john lewis he gave civil rights workers a reason not to give up on those in power, and he did it by never giving up on then, and i think it's fair to say i might not be here had it not been for his work. bob dylan started sing other people's songs, but as he says, there came a point where i wanted to say because what i wanted to say nobody else was writing. born in hibbing, minnesota, a town where you couldn't be a rebel. it was too cold. bob moved to new york at age 19. by the time he was 23, bob's voice, with its weight, its unique power was redefining like not only what music sounded like, but the music it carried, but how it made people feel. today everybody from bruce springsteen to u2 owes bob a debt of gratitude, there's not a bigger giant in the history of american m

that man was john doar. he was the face of the justice department in the south.t the federal government was listening. and over the years johnyears, j escorted james meredith to the university of mississippi, he walked alongside the selma tim montgomery march. he laid the groundwork for the act in 1964 and the voting rights act in 1965. he gave civil rights workers a reason not to give up on those in power. and he did it by never giving up on them. i think it's fair to say that i might not be here had it not been for his work. bob dylan started out singing other people's songs, but as he says, there came a point where i had to write what i wanted to say because what i wanted to say, nobody else was writing. so born in hibbing, minnesota, a town, he says, where you couldn't be a rebel, it was too cold. bob moved to new york at age 19. by the time he was 23, bob's voice with its weight, its unique gravelly power was redefining not just what music sounded like but the message it carried and how it made people feel. today everybody from bruce spring steen and u-2 owe