2012 Foundation Annual Dinner

Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill was selected posthumously as the recipient of the 2012 Gerald R. Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service. The medal was presented by Steve Ford, Chairman of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and son of former President Ford at the annual dinner of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation on June 4, 2012 at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC. The award was accepted by the O’Neill family and Tip O’Neill’s oldest son, Thomas P. O’Neill III. The medal is given annually to an individual who has served the public good in the private or public sector. The award was established by the Board of Trustees of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation in 2003.