WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian commendation. He has selected an eclectic mix of honorees famous in the world of sports, entertainment, law and politics: Babe Ruth. Elvis Presley. Roger Staubach, the former Navy and Dallas Cowboys quarterback. Alan Page, a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings who went on to become a state Supreme Court justice. Justice Antonin Scalia. Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah. And Miriam Adelson. Ms. Adelson, a physician and philanthropist, is hardly a household name. But she is the spouse of Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate and multibillionaire. In 2016, the Adelsons provided badly needed backing for Mr. Trump, and in the recent midterm elections contributed more than $120 million to Republicans. And Mr. Adelson has a direct line to the president and helped to persuade him to move the United States embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The Presidential Medal of Freedom, established by President John F. Kennedy, has always reflected a president’s personal tastes, biases and, sometimes, to be sure, political reward. President Barack Obama, for instance, awarded the medal to Warren Buffett, the legendary investor whose support in 2008 helped to give him credibility. Kyle Kopko, a professor of political science at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania who has written scholarly reports on the medal awarding process, said Mr. Trump has simply followed in that tradition. “In fairness, there have been a number of recipients who were selected for their political dispositions — and I am sure that was a factor here,” Mr. Kopko said. “But I am sure it was not th
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