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In 1976, she was the grand marshal for the Rose Parade in Pasadena, [[California]], and she sang "God Bless America" before the Rose Bowl in which the [[University of California at Los Angeles]]. defeated [[Ohio State University]].
In 1976, she was the grand marshal for the Rose Parade in Pasadena, [[California]], and she sang "God Bless America" before the Rose Bowl in which the [[University of California at Los Angeles]]. defeated [[Ohio State University]].
==Presidential Medal of Freedom==
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan awarded Smith the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an honor first established by President [[Harry Truman]]. At the ceremony,[[Republican Party|Republican]] then n [[U.S. Senator]] [[Jesse Helms]], a Smith admirer and her fellow resident of Raleigh, knelt by her wheelchair and held her hand. Reagan said that:
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan awarded Smith the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an honor first established by President [[Harry Truman]]. At the ceremony,[[Republican Party|Republican]] then n [[U.S. Senator]] [[Jesse Helms]], a Smith admirer and her fellow resident of Raleigh, knelt by her wheelchair and held her hand. Reagan said that:
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