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March 2, 2020

Bunche shakes hands with President Kennedy at UN headquarters in 1963.

Bunche greets President Kennedy. Bunche’s work in the Middle East was recognized widely, including by the US Government, which awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, the country’s highest civilian award. (Credit: UN Photo)

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