--- title: Joe Biden Medal of Freedom Turned Into Best Friend Necklace description: After President Obama joked that Joe Biden's Medal of Freedom was one last chance" to talk about their bromance, the Internet ran with it. canonical: https://time.com/4634470/joe-biden-barack-obama-best-friends-forever-necklace/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-13T17:09:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:13:34.413Z og:title: Internet Turns Joe Biden's Medal of Freedom Into BFF Necklace og:description: "Today Joe received the highest civilian honor" og:url: https://time.com/4634470/joe-biden-barack-obama-best-friends-forever-necklace/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc70c629ffe768751/6988b5800a4a228c8b9cc8e2/joe-biden-barack-obama-medal-of-freedom.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: joe-biden-barack-obama-medal-of-freedom og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Internet Turns Joe Biden's Medal of Freedom Into BFF Necklace twitter:description: "Today Joe received the highest civilian honor" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc70c629ffe768751/6988b5800a4a228c8b9cc8e2/joe-biden-barack-obama-medal-of-freedom.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Turning Joe Biden's Medal of Freedom Into a 'Best Friends Forever' Necklace > Sponsored content. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=5d7ce167-e60a-428a-ab11-f1092da2a16c&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: President Obama Gives Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom [Watch (HLS stream): President Obama Gives Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4Pu87r8z.m3u8) (1:29)  _Published 2017-01-12. Biden wiped away tears and shared a laugh with Obama_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 13, 2017 5:09 PM UTC Biden wiped away tears and shared a laugh with Obama  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 13, 2017 5:09 PM UTC Just before [President Barack Obama](http://time.com/4631086/president-obama-farewell-speech-joe-biden/?iid=sr-link2) awarded [Vice President Joe Biden](http://time.com/4591253/joe-biden-national-treasure/?iid=sr-link5) with the [Presidential Medal of Freedom](http://time.com/4633604/joe-biden-obama-cries-medal/) during a surprise ceremony Thursday, the President joked that he was giving the Internet “one last chance” to talk about the pair’s [bromance](http://time.com/barack-obama-joe-biden-friendship-photos/?iid=sr-link1). Predictably, the Internet ran with it, turning the emotional moment into a meme of Obama presenting a tearful Biden with a “Best Friends Forever” necklace. “Today Joe received the highest civilian honor,” one Twitter user captioned the edited photo, while others have shared it with hashtags such as #friendshipgoals and the crying emoji. > [](https://twitter.com/whataboutitthoo/status/819743542675460096) > [](https://twitter.com/elenisaltas/status/819738477470175232) > [](https://twitter.com/bozooka/status/819919530218688514) > [](https://twitter.com/cchpe/status/819751100010139648) > [](https://twitter.com/MissyEmpireUK/status/819837523979603968) > [](https://twitter.com/tasteMIMAC/status/819829210135011329) ## Transcript [00:00] For the final time as President, I [00:03] am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian [00:05] honor. The Presidential Medal of Freedom [00:08] [ APPLAUSE ] [00:11] For [00:14] the [00:17] first [00:19] and [00:22] only time in my presidency I will bestow this medal with [00:25] an additional level of veneration. An honor my [00:29] three most recent successors reserved for only three [00:32] others Pope John Paul II, President Ronald Reagan and [00:37] General Colin Powell. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am [00:39] proud to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom with [00:42] distinction to my brother, Joseph Robinette [00:47] Biden Jr. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ Applause ] Appreciate you [00:47] man. 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