her way to a degree. that s why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of the receiving glare where she might punch you. she s still getting up every day and doing what she does best which is teaching. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. shimon peres, the president of israel, who has done more for the cause of peace in the middle east than just about anybody alive. i ll be hosting president peres for a dinner here at the white house next month and we ll be presenting him with his medal and honoring his incredible contributions to the state of israel and the world at that time. i m looking forward to welcoming him and i ll save my best lines for him for that occasion. so these are the recipients of the 2012 medals of freedom, and just on a personal note, i had a chance to see everybody in the back. what s wonderful about these events for me is so many of these people are my heroes individually. you know
might punch you. she s still getting up every day and doing what she does best, which is teach. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. the president of i see rasrael done more than the cause of peace than anybody else alive. i will be hosting him at a dinner this next month and will be presenting him with his medal and talking about his contribution at that time. i m looking forward to welcoming him, and if it s all right with you, i will save my best lines for him at that occasion. so these are the recipients of the 2012 medals of freedom. and just on a personal note, i had a chance to see everybody in the back. what s wonderful about these events for me is so many of
my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing that because of folks like coach summit, they re standing up straight and diving after loose balls and feeling confident and strong, then i understand the impacts these people have had extends beyond me. it will continue for generations to come. what an extraordinary honor to be able to say thank you to all of them for the great work that they have done on behalf of this country and on behalf of the world. so it is now my great honor to present them with a small token of our appreciation. [ applause ] presidential medal of freedom