William O. Douglas Award

Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg

Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal

Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service

Warren Christopher Public Service Award

Philadelphia Liberty Medal

Gallup's most admired man and woman poll

Order of State of Republic of Turkey

Golden Plate Award

NAACP Image Award – President's Award

Grand Cross of the National Order of Honor and Merit

honorary doctor of the McGill University

TED Prize

Fulbright Prize

Freedom Award

James Parks Morton Interfaith Award

Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope

Order of Logohu

Rhodes Scholarship