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Dov S. Zakheim, left, representing the Nixon Center and Susan Eisenhower, right, president, the Eisenhower Group, present U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with the Nixon Center 2008 Distinguished Service Award, Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2009. The award is given each year to an American or foreign leader who, in the spirit of non-partisanship and enlightened national interest, has helped to shape the world of the 21st century.

SERVICE AWARD

Dov S. Zakheim, left, representing the Nixon Center and Susan Eisenhower, right, president, the Eisenhower Group, present U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with the Nixon Center 2008 Distinguished Service Award, Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2009. The award is given each year to an American or foreign leader who, in the spirit of non-partisanship and enlightened national interest, has helped to shape the world of the 21st century.

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