"We must speak and act as a source of optimism, a beacon of freedom, a benign power forging a consensus approach toward a world of peace and growth and freedom. President Barack Obama presented Hamilton with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, saying during the ceremony that Hamilton was a man "widely admired" on both sides of the aisle "for his honesty, his wisdom, and consistent commitment to bipartisanship." Hamilton gained national prominence in the mid-1980s with his selection as a co-chairman of the congressional Iran-Contra committee, which investigated the Reagan administration's diversion of profits from Iran arm sales to help Nicaragua's Contra rebels.
Author: Tom Davies, Associated Press
Published at: 2026-02-04 23:16:10
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