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U.S. President Barack Obama reacts with actor Tom Hanks before presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hanks during a ceremony in the White House East Room in Washington, U.S., November 22,
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Washington, United States. 22nd Nov, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tom Hanks in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on November
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