Mikhail Gorbachev to Receive 2008 Liberty Medal
Mikhail Gorbachev to Receive 2008 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center WHO: Mikhail Gorbachev WHAT: Will receive the 2008 Liberty Medal in an outdoor ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Historic Philadelphia. WHEN: Thursday, September 18 Media Check-In: 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Press Q&A with President Gorbachev: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Ceremony: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. WHERE: National Constitution Center Front Lawn 525 Arch Street Independence Mall Philadelphia, PA 19106 DETAILS: The National Constitution Center's 2008 Liberty Medal will be awarded to former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev for his courageous role in ending the dangerous, decades-long Cold War and in giving hope and freedom to millions who lived behind the Iron Curtain. The public ceremony will set the stage for international commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2009. A special press Q&A opportunity with President Gorbachev will take p...