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Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce

Medal
1853
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Salathiel Ellis Joseph Willson (or Wilson)
James Madison

James Madison

Medal
1809 (struck 1814-15)
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John Reich
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Medal
1801
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Robert Scott
Elias Howe

Elias Howe

Medal
c. 1840
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Salathiel Ellis
Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Medal
1976
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Julian Hoke Harris
Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

Medal
1865
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Anthony C. Paquet
George Washington

George Washington

Medal
c. 1887
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Unidentified Artist
Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

Medal
1871
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Anthony C. Paquet
Washington Allston

Washington Allston

Medal
1847
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Peter Paul Duggan
William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells

Medal
1861 (cast 1898)
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John Quincy Adams Ward
Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore

Medal
1850 (struck 1850-51)
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Joseph Willson (or Wilson) Salathiel Ellis
James Garfield

James Garfield

Medal
1881
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Charles E. Barber
Richard Morris Hunt

Richard Morris Hunt

Medal
1891 (cast 1905)
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Karl Theodore Francis Bitter
Chester Alan Arthur

Chester Alan Arthur

Medal
1881
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Charles E. Barber
James Buchanan

James Buchanan

Medal
1857 (struck 1857-58)
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Salathiel Ellis Joseph Willson (or Wilson)

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