When he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, the citation read: For over half a century, as a journalist, author, and teacher, Vermont Royster illuminated the political and economic life of our times.
Als er von Präsident Ronald Reagan 1986 mit der Presidential Medal of Freedom sagte diese in der Laudatio: For over half a century, as a journalist, author, and teacher, Vermont Royster illuminated the political and economic life of our times.