Those who scream the loudest. Medal of Freedom recipients President Barack Obama President Obama honored actors Robert DeNiro, Cicely Tyson, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford and a bevy of other notables with the nation’s highest civilian honor on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.  https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/president-obama-awards-medal-of-freedom/ How does anyone of these recipients deserve ' Medals of Freedom'..? Presidential award of fiefdom.