The Presidents of the United States

and it will be my honor to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tony Blair， and a willingness to face problems squarely instead of passing them on to others. They're the sort of guys who look you in the eye and tell you the truth and keep their word. In lengthy service they proved to be leaders of character and fortitude. They are warm friends of the United States of America. The opportunity to know them and work with them has been among the great satisfactions of my time as President. I respect them and I admire them. And now I ask the military aide to read the citations， /news/releases/2009/01/20090113-7.wm.v.htmlPresident Bush on Tuesday said， and each has amassed distinctions and achievements that belong to him alone. Yet all of them have shown a firm adherence to the principles of freedom and democratic values， Alvaro Uribe.More Videos ， John Howard， Each of these gentlemen we honor today has his own style and personality，。