Carl Sandburg, photo by David Brooks.

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Voice of the People
(First Stop!)

Who is the man behind this face? What did he do? Why is there a national historic site named after his home? Why did former President Lyndon B. Johnson provide him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and call him "the Voice of America"? In this ten-question activity the Babbler will try to lead you astray as you search for this answer.

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Voice of the People

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Presidential Medal of Freedom given to Sandburg by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1963; the highest honor given to American civilians.