President Obama will present the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to several honorees at a White House ceremony today. The recipients include astronaut John Glenn, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, founder of the Girl Scouts Juliette Gordon Low, and author Toni Morrison. They, along with nine others, are being recognized for their "especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
