kennedy family. and that is the responsibility we all welcome as americans for our lifetime on this planet. we are extraordinarily blessed to be americans. because we have the opportunity to serve in ways that so many of you have served. because we have the opportunity to touch lives in the ways that so many of you have touched lives. god bless you all. and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> and of course that was the president of the united speaking at the presidential medical of freedom dinner. that award was established by jfk. john king, we were talk earlier about what an important moment this was for this president.