Kennedy, and uncle, President John F. Kennedy. On the other side of the aisle, Romney, the son of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney, established himself as the Republican Governor for ...

Four medals were awarded posthumously. They went to George W. Romney, who served as both a Michigan governor and secretary of housing and urban development; former Attorney General and Sen.

Kennedy and former Michigan Gov. George W. Romney. Kennedy and Romney are among four posthumous recipients. Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and former ...