June 21, 2022 -
This bronze medal, a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, recognizes and honors her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and democracy in Burma. Congress authorized the medal on May...
May 8, 2018 -
First Lady, 1850–1853 Born in 1798 in Saratoga County, N.Y., Abigail Powers Fillmore developed a passion for learning early in life. Financial circumstances forced her to begin working at the age of 16 as a teacher while she continued her...
May 8, 2018 -
First Lady, 1845–1849 Sarah Childress Polk received an education traditionally available only to the most privileged young women of her time. When she was 14, Sarah and her sister undertook a month-long, 500-mile journey on horseback from Tennessee to North...
May 8, 2018 -
First Lady, 1849–1850 Zachary Taylor once commented that Margaret “Peggy” Mackall Smith Taylor “was as much of a soldier as I was.” For 30 years, she followed her husband during his military career to remote hardship outposts that stretched from...
June 21, 2022 -
This bronze medal, a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Constantino Brumidi (1805-1880), recognizes and honors his contributions as a designer of murals in the U.S. Capitol Building. His many accomplishments included: Designing and painting murals in the...
June 21, 2022 -
This medal is a bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal honoring Senator Edward William Brooke III for his unprecedented and enduring service to the nation. Brooke was the first African American elected by popular vote to the United States...
May 8, 2018 -
First Lady, 1841–1842 A genteel Southern lady, Letitia Christian Tyler was content to stay in the background tending to her children and household. She supervised the Tyler family’s 1,200 acre plantation, Greenway, in Charles City County, Virginia, for many years....
June 21, 2022 -
This medal is a bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal honoring Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. for his many outstanding contributions to the nation as a heart surgeon. Congress authorized the medal on October 10, 2007. It was presented...
May 8, 2018 -
First Lady, 1844–1845 The young and vivacious Julia Gardiner Tyler took Washington by storm with her wedding to widower President John Tyler on June 26, 1844. Although she was First Lady for only eight months, she quickly made her mark....
June 21, 2022 -
This medal is a bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal that honors Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding. Congress authorized...
