Oprah Winfrey Receives The President Medal Of Freedom From PresidentBarack Obama.

Oprah Winfrey, the media mogul  today  received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. The East Room of the White House was filled to capacity as President Barack Obama recognized Winfrey and 15 others including the late civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem, former president Bill Clinton, and astronaut Sally Ride, for their worldwide contributions.

Winfrey, dressed in all black, looked humbled as President Obama draped the medal around her neck.

The President said that the primary message of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which ran for 25 seasons, was always "you can  you can do and you can be and you can grow and it can be better"

Winfrey, he pointed out, was living proof of this mantra.