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Burke receiving the Medal of Freedom from US President Gerald Ford, the White House, Washington, DC, United States, 10 Jan 1977

Caption   Burke receiving the Medal of Freedom from US President Gerald Ford, the White House, Washington, DC, United States, 10 Jan 1977 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 85809
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Photos at Same Place Washington, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 14 Sep 2007

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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