President Barack Obama, a big Dylan fan, presents the award to Bob Dylan in Washington

Bob Dylan stands quietly in dark sun glasses, seemingly unmoved by receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom ((MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Updated with video – Bob Dylan, the iconoclastic singer songwriter who started his career protesting against authority, quietly accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington on May 29, 2012.

“I have to say that I am a really big fan,” President Obama said of Dylan. “I remember, you know, in college listening to Bob Dylan and my world opening up because he captured something about this country that was so vital.”
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