STORY: The president also honored swimmer Katie Ledecky, who has won more medals in the discipline than any other woman in history. Ledecky's numerous records include her 16 individual gold medals and 26 overall medals at the World Aquatics Championships and her six individual Olympic gold medals.
Biden also included some key political allies in the Democratic Party, as Nancy Pelosi, who shepherded his legislative agenda through Congress as House of Representatives speaker until last year.
Also included are several one-time presidential candidates, former Senator Elizabeth Dole, former Vice President Al Gore, one-time Secretary of State John Kerry and the previous New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
