President and Mrs. Reagan present the Medal of Freedom to Mother Teresa in 1985.
Recipients are listed by date, then by last name.
1981
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Blake, James H. (Eubie) | October 9, 1981 |
| Grasso, Ella T. (posthumous) | October 9, 1981 |
| Harlow, Bryce N. | October 9, 1981 |
| Judd, Walter H. | October 9, 1981 |
| Leibman, Morris I. | October 9, 1981 |
| Thornton, Charles B. (Tex) | October 9, 1981 |
1982
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Habib, Philip C. | September 7, 1982 |
| Smith, Kate | October 10, 1982 |
1983 (None)
1984
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Baker, Senator Howard | March 26, 1984 |
| Cagney, James | March 26, 1984 |
| Chambers, Whittaker (posthumous) | March 26, 1984 |
| Cherne, Leo | March 26, 1984 |
| Cooley, Dr. Denton | March 26, 1984 |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | March 26, 1984 |
| Garcia, Dr. Hector | March 26, 1984 |
| Goodpaster, Gen. Andrew | March 26, 1984 |
| Jackson, Senator Henry M. | June 26, 1984 |
| Kirstein, Lincoln | March 26, 1984 |
| L'Amour, Louis | March 26, 1984 |
| Peale, Rev. Norman Vincent | March 26, 1984 |
| Robinson, Jackie (posthumous) | March 26, 1984 |
| Romulo, Carlos P. (Foreign Minister of the Philippines) | January 12, 1984 |
| Sadat, President Anwar (Egypt, posthumous) | March 26, 1984 |
| Shriver, Eunice Kennedy | March 26, 1984 |
1985
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Basie, Count | May 23, 1985 |
| Cousteau, Jacques-Yves | May 23, 1985 |
| Holland, Dr. Jerome | May 23, 1985 |
| Hook, Professor Sidney | May 23, 1985 |
| Kirkpatrick, Ambassador Jeane J. | May 23, 1985 |
| Low, Dr. George M. | May 23, 1985 |
| Nitze, Paul | November 7, 1985 |
| Reynolds, Frank (posthumous) | May 23, 1985 |
| Ripley, S. Dillon | May 23, 1985 |
| Teresa, Reverend Mother | May 23, 1985 |
| Sinatra, Frank | May 23, 1985 |
| Stewart, James M. | May 23, 1985 |
| Wedemeyer, Gen Albert Coady | May 23, 1985 |
| Wohlstetter, Albert and Roberta | November 7, 1985 |
| Yeager, Gen. Charles E. | May 23, 1985 |
1986
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Annenberg, Ambassador Walter H. | May 12, 1986 |
| Blaik, Col. Earl H. (Red) | May 12, 1986 |
| Goldwalter, Senator Barry | May 12, 1986 |
| Hayes, Helen | May 12, 1986 |
| Horowitz, Vladmir | July 26, 1986 |
| Ridgway, Gen. Matthew | May 12, 1986 |
| Royster, Dr. Vermont | May 12, 1986 |
| Sabin, Albert | May 12, 1986 |
1987
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Armstrong, Ambassador Ann | June 23, 1987 |
| Dart, Justin W., Sr. (posthumous) | June 23, 1987 |
| Kaye, Danny (posthumous) | June 23, 1987 |
| Lemnitzer, General Lyman | June 23, 1987 |
| McCone, John | June 23, 1987 |
| Patterson, Dr. Frederick (founder of the United Negro College Fund) | June 23, 1987 |
| Perlmutter, Nathan | June 23, 1987 |
| Rostropovich, Mstislav | June 23, 1987 |
| Walsh, Dr. William B. | June 23, 1987 |
| Willson, Meredith (posthumous) | June 23, 1987 |
1988
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Carrington, Lord Peter | May 10, 1988 |
| Baldrige, Malcom | October 17, 1988 |
| Bellson, Pearl Bailey | October 17, 1988 |
| Brown, Irving | October 17, 1988 |
| Burger, Warren E. | October 17, 1988 |
| Friedman, Milton | October 17, 1988 |
| MacArthur, Jean Faircloth | October 17, 1988 |
| Marriott, J. Willard | October 17, 1988 |
| Packard, David | October 17, 1988 |
| Stevens, Roger L. | January 13, 1988 |
1989
| Name | Date |
|---|
| Mansfield, Ambassador | January 19, 1989 |
| Shultz, George | January 19, 1989 |