J. Clifford MacDonald

J. Clifford MacDonald (died August 17, 1963) was an American businessman and philanthropist.[1][2] MacDonald was owner of a printing company and served as president of the Arc of the United States, then named the National Association for Retarded Children.[1]

J. Clifford MacDonald
Died17 August 1963
Tampa, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Occupationbusinessman
TitleArc of the United States (owner & president)

In 1963, MacDonald received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[3] President Lyndon B. Johnson said of MacDonald, upon issuing him the honor: "Businessman and philanthropist, he has directed his concern to the quiet but noble work of enlarging the lives and opportunities of the physically and mentally handicapped."[4] President John F. Kennedy awarded MacDonald the Presidential Medal via executive order, on February 22, 1963.[3] However, both MacDonald and Kennedy died prior to the December 6, 1963 ceremony.[3]

MacDonald died on August 17, 1963, in Tampa, Florida.[1]

References
  1. Times, Special to The New York (1963-08-17). "J. Clifford MacDonald, 61, Dies; Worker for Retarded Children". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. amy.gress. "History". MacDonald Training Center, Inc. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. "President Kennedy's Executive Order 11085: Presidential Medal of Freedom | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. President, United States (1963). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Federal Register Division, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration.


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