President Obama announced today that Tom Kailath is a recipient of the National Medal of Science:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/03/president-obama-honors-nation-s-top-scientists-and-innovators
Tom becomes the 4th Shannon award winner to receive the NMS:
(Claude Shannon-1966 from LBJ)
(Andy Viterbi-2007 from GWB)
(Sol Golomb-2011 from BHO)