(FILES) US President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Ethel Kennedy during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on November 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the country highest civilian honor. Ethel Kennedy, the widow of assassinated US politician Robert F. Kennedy, died on October 10, 2024 at the age of 96, her family said. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)