To Kill A Mockingbird was made into a film in 1962
Author Harper Lee has been presented with America's highest civilian honour by President George W Bush for her outstanding contribution to literature.
Her only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, which was a plea for racial tolerance, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
Lee was given The Presidential Medal of Freedom for remarkable achievements at the ceremony at White House.
Speaking at the event, President Bush said each of the recipients had "earned the respect of the American people."
He added that they all "hold a unique place in the story of our time".
The Presidential Medal of Freedom was reinstated in 1963 by President Kennedy.
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