Bruce Springsteen receives the National Medal of Arts from President Biden. PHOTO

March 21st Bruce Springsteen received by President Joe Biden in a gala ceremony in the East Room of the White House there National Medal of Arts, the highest award for an artist in the United States

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Joe Biden presented the honor, created in 1984 by decision of the American Congress to honor artists and patrons of the arts, to 23 Americans
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The ceremony was also present First Lady Jill Biden

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The President awarded the artists and organizations that have explored “the understanding of humanity and have broadened the engagement of our citizens with history, literature, philosophy and many other subjects”

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Among others, Biden has rewarded “The Boss” of rock music Bruce Springsteen, defined “a troubadour poet, a chronicler of American life and resilience and hope and dreams, recipient of the Presidential Medal Of Freedom, along with 20 Grammys, an Oscar, a Tony, and an unwavering love from millions of fans of all generations“, and then recalled the famous song Born To Run: “Some people were born to run”

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Springsteen, author of countless hits such as Born in the USAhas in fact created a music that “celebrates our triumphs, heals our wounds, and gives us hope, capturing the true spirit of what it means to be American”

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The President recalled the importance of culture and freedom of expression and pointed out that theDemocracy is “a pact” And “a choice”in particular “it’s a choice we make, to choose the progress of union over chaosliterally the truth versus the lies, the choice to remember history, not erase ithowever difficult

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America is “a great nationlargely thanks to the power of the arts and humanities etched into the country’s DNA,” Biden continued. “The work of our honorees is as diverse as the nation,” but their “common threads” form the fabric of America: “the pursuit of excellence, the drive to create, the desire to make connections and the audacity “to be”builders of bridges and changes”

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Among the other artists awarded there were also the singer Gladys Knightthe comedian and author of the TV series The Office (set in Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania) Mindy Kalingthe actress best known for her role as the vice president who becomes Commander in Chief in the Hbo series Veep Julia Louis-Dreyfusthe stylist Vera Wangthe painter Antonio Martorell-Cardonathe LGBTQI+ activist Fred Eychaner and Cuban-born poet Richard Blanco“all masters of their craft”

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Among the winners was also Elton Johnthe artist most loved by Biden, but received the medal in September during the concert given at the White House, while the Puerto Rican musician was missing Jose Feliciano, currently on tour. During the ceremony they were also awarded the National Humanities Medal the African American writer Colson Whitehead and the writer Tara Westover

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