President Bush, right, first lady Laura Bush, center, and Vice President Dick Cheney, wait to be introduced before participating in a Ceremony for 2006 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Bush, right, followed by first lady Laura Bush, center, and Vice President Dick Cheney, walk during their introduced prior to participating in a Ceremony for 2006 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006 in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Bush, right, bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman C. Francis during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) honors musician BB King as one of the 2006 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington December 15, 2006. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the U.S.'s highest civil award. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) honors musician BB King as one of the 2006 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington December 15, 2006. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the U.S.'s highest civil award. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)
President Bush, right, bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ruth Johnson Colvin, from Syracuse, N.Y., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Bush, right, bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom to historian and journalist Paul Johnson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Bush, right, bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) honors Natan Sharansky as one of the 2006 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington, December 15, 2006. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the U.S.'s highest civil award. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)
President Bush, right, bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom to historian David McCullough during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Bush, right, present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Warren O'Neil, left, who accepted the medal posthumously for his brother, John Buck O'Neil, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Friday in Washington, Dec. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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U.S. President George W. Bush (R) honors William Safire as one of the 2006 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington, December 15, 2006. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the U.S.'s highest civil award. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)
President Bush, right, bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Natan Sharansky, a former prisoner of the Soviet regime, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)