WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: Chita Rivera (2nd R) laughs along with other Medal of Freedom recipients Sandra Day O'Connor (L), Sidney Poitier (2nd L) and Mary Robinson (R) during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 16 recipients during the ceremony. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: Chita Rivera (2nd R) laughs along with other Medal of Freedom recipients Sandra Day O'Connor (L), Sidney Poitier (2nd L) and Mary Robinson (R) during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 16 recipients during the ceremony.

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  1. Actor Sidney Poitier and his daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier arrive as guests at the AFI Fest 2009 gala screening of the new film "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire" in Hollywood November 1, 2009.

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  1. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks during a meeting of the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform at the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, WV on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  2. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is introduced by Carte Goodwin, center, during a meeting of the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform at the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, WV on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  3. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor greets students as she arrives at a meeting of the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform at the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, WV on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  4. FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2009 file photo, guests walk by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's house at Papago Park in Tempe, Ariz. The Arizona Republic's Michael Chow is the winner of the October 2009 member photo of the month in Arizona.
  5. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - AUGUSTI 31: Mary Robinson and Peter Gabriel attend the Polar Music Prize 2009 on August 31, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  6. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - AUGUSTI 31: Mary Robinson and Peter Gabriel attend the Polar Music Prize 2009 on August 31, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  7. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - AUGUSTI 31: Mary Robinson and Peter Gabriel attend the Polar Music Prize 2009 on August 31, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  8. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - AUGUSTI 31: Mary Robinson and Peter Gabriel attend the Polar Music Prize 2009 on August 31, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  9. South African singer and goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Yvonne Chaka Chake (L), former Ireland's President Mary Robinson (C) and Spain's Princess Infanta Cristina stand at Den Do temple in Bac Ninh province near Hanoi November 20, 2009. The Princess, Robinson and Chaka are in Vietnam to support a vaccination campaign sponsored by GAVI Alliance (formerly The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation).
  10. Former Irish President Mary Robinson (C) places incense sticks as Princess Infanta Cristina of Spain (L) looks on at Den Do temple in Bac Ninh province near Hanoi November 20, 2009. The princess and Robinson are in Vietnam to support a vaccination campaign sponsored by GAVI Alliance (formerly The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation).
  11. Actor Sidney Poitier and his daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier arrive as guests at the AFI Fest 2009 gala screening of the new film "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire" in Hollywood November 1, 2009.
  12. Actor Sidney Poitier, arrives as a guest at the AFI Fest 2009 gala screening of the new film "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire" in Hollywood November 1, 2009.
  13. Actor Sidney Poitier and his daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier arrive as guests at the AFI Fest 2009 gala screening of the new film "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire" in Hollywood November 1, 2009.
  14. Actor Sidney Poitier, left, and his daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier arrive together at the premiere of the film "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.

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