Editing Jean MacArthur (section)

== Charity work ==
After her husband's death she helped with the [[Metropolitan Opera]] and other charities.  In her later years, she often gave speeches on her late husband's military career.  President [[Ronald Reagan]] awarded her the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom|Medal of Freedom]] in 1988 and the Philippine government gave her its Legion of Merit in 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-the-presidential-m/150052848/ |title=The Presidential Medal |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=37 |date=1988-10-18 |access-date=2024-06-25 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chronicle-tribune-philippines-gives-jean/150052338/ |title=Philippines gives Jean MacArthur medal |newspaper=[[Chronicle-Tribune]] |publication-place=Marion, Indiana |page=2 |date=1993-11-15 |access-date=2024-06-25 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>