Item Information

Presidential Medal of Freedom and Certificate signed by the President, Awarded to Herbert H. Lehman (posthumously) by President Lyndon B. Johnson, December 6, 1963

Dublin Core

Title

Presidential Medal of Freedom and Certificate signed by the President, Awarded to Herbert H. Lehman (posthumously) by President Lyndon B. Johnson, December 6, 1963

Subject

Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963

Presidential Medal of Freedom

Description

Silver miniature medal, ribbon bar, and silver lapel emblem, in walnut presentation case lined with silver gray plush and white satin, with silver disk containing the arms of the President of the United States inset in the cover of the case. Certificates

Date

1963

Contributor

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

MODS

Key Date

1963

Form/Genre

objects

Repository Name

Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Collection

Herbert H. Lehman Papers

Citation

“Presidential Medal of Freedom and Certificate signed by the President, Awarded to Herbert H. Lehman (posthumously) by President Lyndon B. Johnson, December 6, 1963,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed January 28, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/jewels/item/11177.