The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual tribute recognizing performing arts contributions to American culture. Presented annually since 1978, a December gala celebrates five honorees at the Kennedy Cen
Honorees at the Kennedy Center on December 6, 2006, from left: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Zubin Mehta, and Smokey Robinson, with First Lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Lynne Cheney.
The Kennedy Center lights up in rainbow colors every year in the weeks preceding the ceremony.
2005 Kennedy Center honorees: Julie Harris, Robert Redford, Tina Turner, Suzanne Farrell and Tony Bennett with President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, in the Blue Room at the White House, December 4, 2005.
2006 Kennedy Center honorees: Smokey Robinson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, and Zubin Mehta with President George W. Bush and the First Lady Laura Bush.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is the national cultural center of the United States, serving as a "living memorial" to John F. Kennedy. Locat
Kennedy Center Honors
…tribute recognizing performing arts contributions to American culture. Presented annually since 1978, a December gala celebrates five honorees at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C. Chiefly awarded to individuals for lifetime achievements, honorees have occasionally included duos or musical groups…
Kennedy Center seen from the Potomac River
The Kennedy Center as seen from the air on January 8, 2006 (before construction of the REACH expansion). A portion of the Watergate complex can be seen at the left.
Roger L. Stevens (left) watches as President Lyndon B. Johnson breaks ground December 2, 1964.
Rose Kennedy and Ted Kennedy in the presidential box during the center's opening gala on September 8, 1971