http://www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/Millennium/capsule/theme _medallist.html 001211 THE WHITE HOUSE National Medal Winners (By Theme) Help Site Map Text Only National Medal Winners (By Theme) 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 II 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 Post-it Notes and Scotch Tape