Ripleys Receive Honors
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PrintAt a formal dinner held by the Board of Regents at the National Air and Space Museum, just prior to his retirement, Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley is inducted into the Order of James Smithson and Mrs. Mary Livingston Ripley receives the Joseph Henry Medal. Vice-President George Bush announced that Ripley would be receiving the President's Medal of Freedom.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1984. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, p. 35.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
September 16, 1984