FILE PHOTO – U.S. President George W. Bush presents his Presidential Medal of Freedom to Aretha Franklin at the White House in Washington

FILE PHOTO – U.S. President George W. Bush presents his Presidential Medal of Freedom to Aretha Franklin at the White House in Washington

FILE PHOTO – U.S. President George W. Bush (R) presents his Presidential Medal of Freedom to soul legend Aretha Franklin at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this November 9, 2005. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo