"And while they are often remembered for how they died, we honor them today for how they lived -– with the idealism and the courage of youth… And here today, inspired by their sacrifice, we continue to fight for the ideals of equality and justice for which they gave their lives."
Remarks by the President at Presentation of the Medal of Freedom
The East Room 2:22 P.M. EST
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A real president’s remarks. “On June 21, 1964, three young men – two white, one black – set out to learn more about the burning of a church in Neshoba County, Mississippi: James Earl Chaney, 21 years old; Andrew Goodman, 20 years old; and Michael Henry Schwerner, 24 years old. Young men.”
