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President Barack Obama shares a laugh with author with Toni Morrison after awarding her a Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to author Toni Morrison during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The
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