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Bob Dylan To Receive Medal Of Freedom Tuesday

by Paul Cashmere on May 28, 2012

Bob Dylan will head to The White House tomorrow (May 29) to receive The Presidential Medal Of Freedom from President Obama.

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The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in America.

President Obama will honor 13 people for their services to the country.

As well as Bob Dylan, novelist Toni Morrison, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former astronaut John Glenn, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and Israeli President Shimon Peres will receive the medal.

Yesterday (May 27, 2012), Noise11.com reported an update in the recording of Bob Dylan’s next album. The 35th Bob Dylan studio album will be released in September and contain a 14 minute epic about Titantic.

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