Ellen DeGeneres is an American ... She has hosted the Grammy Award, Primetime Emmy Awards, and Academy Awards. President Barack Obama awarded DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

An curved arrow pointing right. President Obama moved Ellen DeGeneres to tears with an impassioned speech, before presenting her with the Medal of Freedom. Obama praised Ellen's courage for coming ...

In an emotionally charged ceremony, President Barack Obama has awarded Ellen DeGeneres ... mood because I was getting kind of choked up.” He wasn’t the only one; DeGeneres was clearly moved ...

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