On August 8 , 2013 it was announced that Ben Bradlee was going to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the ceremony was held on November 20 , 2013 .
Bradlee was named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on August 8 , 2013 , and was presented the medal at a White House ceremony on November 20 , 2013.In late September 2014 , Bradlee entered hospice care due to declining health as a result of Alzheimer ’ s disease.  He died of natural causes on October 21 , 2014 , at his home in Washington , D.C. , at the age of 93.
Ben Bradlee