Rockin' In The Free World.

President and Mrs. Bush today presented the National Medals for the Arts & Humanities. Among those honored:

Les Paul. (Applause.) The 2007 National Medal of Arts to Les Paul for his innovation as a musician, his pioneering designs of the electric guitar, and his groundbreaking recording techniques that have influenced the development of American jazz, blues, and pop music, and inspired generations of guitarists. (Applause.)

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