President Joe Biden Celebrates the 47th Kennedy Center Honorees at the White House Reception
President Joe Biden speaks at the reception honoring the recipients of the 47th Kennedy Center Honors—Bonnie Raitt, Francis Ford Coppola, The Apollo, Arturo Sandoval, and Grateful Dead—in the East Room of the White House on December 8th, 2024.
Celebrate artists recognized for their contributions to American culture through the performing arts — whether in music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures, or television.
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Famed for its four-note opening, Beethoven’s Fifth is imaginative, violent, and brimming with drama.
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