The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to 16 people, along with Steve Jobs, the other day. The Biden administration announced last week this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, which include former Apple CEO and Co-Founder Steve Jobs.
Tim Cook honored
On Jobs’ receipt of the award, current Apple CEO Cook said, “Today, Steve was awarded America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom. He was a visionary who told us that we should see the world not as it is, but as it could be. We value his memory and will continue to build on his legacy.” made a statement.
USA’s top award
Biden said in a press release that this award, given to Steve Jobs, is the United States’ highest civilian honor, given to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the welfare, values, security, or world peace of the United States or to other important societal, public or private efforts. .
Steve Jobs was the co-founder, CEO, and president of Apple. He became CEO of Pixar and took a leading role at The Walt Disney Company. His vision, imagination, and creativity led to inventions that changed the computer, music, film, and wireless industries, as well as changed and continues to change the way the world communicates.
Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011, after battling pancreatic cancer. Jobs is not the only person who received the award posthumously, John McCain and Richard Trumka also received this award posthumously.
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