Biden names Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as recipient of posthumous Medal of Freedom
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President Joe Biden on Friday announced the names of 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The award is the countrys highest civilian honor, and the White House said the recipients "embody the soul of the nation." Jobs co-founded Apple in 1975, developing some of the first mainstream personal computers, before resigning from the company in 1985. "His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transforming the computer, music, film and wireless industries," the White House said in a statement. Other notable recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom announced on Friday include:
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