Director John Ford Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom

On March 31, 1973, at the first ever AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony, director John Ford was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Richard Nixon. Ford won 7 Academy Awards over the course of his career for some of his best known films, STAGECOACH, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY and THE QUIET MAN in addition to winning Oscars for his two documentaries shot during World War II, THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY and DECEMBER 7th.

Видео Director John Ford Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom канала American Film Institute