Celebrity Can You Name All the Stars in This Epic White House Mannequin Challenge? Apparently the White House is not a place where everybody knows Ellen DeGeneres' name By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. She's worked at PEOPLE for over seven years as a writer, reporter and editor across our Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams, covering everything from the Super Bowl to the Met Gala. She's been nominated for the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30, and previously wrote for Us Weekly while on staff at Wenner Media. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 22, 2016 03:56 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Apparently the White House is a great place to do the Mannequin Challenge! On Tuesday, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tom Hanks visited the White House, along with numerous other Hollywood A-listers, where the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony was held. And to commemorate the honorable occasion, the group participated in social media’s latest challenge! In the video, shared by DeGeneres and Tracee Ellis Ross, the group can all be spotted hamming it up while frozen in place. “Look what I got everyone to do! I’m in the pink dress laughing with Rita! It’s the #MannequinChallenge, Presidential Medal of Freedom Edition at the @WhiteHouse!! Starring #RobertDeNiro, @RitaWilson, @TheEllenShow, @KareemAbdulJabbar_33, @TomHanks, #BillGates, #MichaelJordan, @FrankGehry, my mama #DianaRoss, and more!” Ross captioned her Instagram video. Source: Tracee Ellis Ross/Instagram Source: Tracee Ellis Ross/Instagram But although a large majority of the United States might recognize the comedic talk show host, the White House is not a place where everybody knows Ellen DeGeneres‘ name. The TV host was almost denied entry to the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday because she forgot her identification. DeGeneres, one of the 21 recipients this year, wrote on Twitter: “They haven’t let me in to the White House yet because I forgot my ID. #NotJoking.” In the accompanying image, the 58-year-old comic posed on a bench in her festive red suit, looking only moderately distressed. Source: Ellen DeGeneres/Twitter Luckily, shortly after it appeared that DeGeneres gained admittance: “I’m in!” she wrote on the social media site. After receiving her award from President Obama, she again took to Twitter and quipped, “.@POTUS Barack Obama just awarded me the #MedalofFreedom. I hope it serves as an ID. I have no idea how I’m getting home.” RELATED VIDEO: WATCH: Did You See Ellen DeGeneres’ Spoof of Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ Video? Other big names getting recognized? Robert Redford, Michael Jordan, Lorne Michaels, Bruce Springsteen and Diana Ross. In his remarks, President Obama called this years’ medal recipients a “particularly impressive class,” and went on to praise each of the recipients individually for their contributions to arts, science, sports and philanthropy. He also said that the each of the recipients had touched him personally in “very powerful ways.” The Medal of Freedom is awarded to individuals who have made “especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors,” according to an earlier press release from the White House.