Ellen DeGeneres revealed on her show Tuesday what it was like to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in a ceremony that brought out DeGeneres’s emotional side.

DeGeneres, who received a medal along with Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Michael Jordan, among others, said she was “so honored” to be included in the group.

“The ceremony was incredible. If you haven’t seen what President Obama said, go to our website, it was beautiful. I don’t even know how to express in words how honored I felt getting that from the President of the United States who I love so very much,” DeGeneres says.

DeGeneres was brought to tears when she accepted the medal but the talk show host almost didn’t make it inside when she forgot her ID.

“And all the honorees are passing me. Bruce Springsteen and Patti [Springsteen’s wife] are passing me and they’re like, ‘How do you not bring ID to the White House?’ And I was like, ‘This is my ID, Bruce. This is my ID,’” DeGeneres said pointing to her face.

Watch DeGeneres recount the story below.