Stump the German

[Eva Elisabeth]

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is currently the supreme civilian decoration in precedence. It was established by JFK in 1963 and replaced the earlier Medal of Freedom that was established by President Harry S Truman in 1945.

One recipient was a man who was born in the same German city I was born, and died in an American city which is one of the most important cities in "Lincoln history".

In his laudatio, the president explained this gentleman "has conceived soaring structures of glass, steel and concrete which at once embody and evoke the distinctive qualities of our age".

1. Who was this gentleman?
2. Who was the president?