Question: when did neil armstrong received the presidential medal of freedom
Answer: Recipient Year Mission President Notes Edwin `` Buzz '' Aldrin 1969 Apollo 11 Astronaut Richard Nixon With Distinction Neil Armstrong 1969 Apollo 11 Astronaut Richard Nixon With Distinction Michael Collins 1969 Apollo 11 Astronaut Richard Nixon With Distinction Fred Haise 1970 Apollo 13 Astronaut Richard Nixon Jim Lovell 1970 Apollo 13 Astronaut Richard Nixon Jack Swigert 1970 Apollo 13 Astronaut Richard Nixon George Abbey 1970 Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team Richard Nixon Gerald D.