Every December, Americans celebrate their memorable cultural icons when the Kennedy Center bestows its annual honors to those in the performing arts for their lifetime contributions. Since 1978, the Honors have been presented annually each December to five honorees followed by a gala celebration. The original strategy was that these unique individuals were people who have contributed to society, not someone who happens to have a pop record hit at the moment. The intention was not to do just another award show. Do you recall the first host? It was Leonard Bernstein in 1978. And the White House got involved by inviting the Honorees first to the White House for an initial presentation by the President. For 2022, who are the Honorees? Well, George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania Leon and U2. In this podcast, we’ll focus on two ceremonies held at the White House. The first, 40 years ago in 1982 honored George Abbott, Eugene Ormandy, Lillian Gish, Benny Goodman, and Gene Kelly. Then, in the second half of the podcast, the President honored in 1984, Lena Horne, Arthur Miller, Gian Carlo Menotti, Isaac Stern and Danny Kaye. And in the second half of the podcast, I’ll share a bit about those who were offered the honor but declined.
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A Reagan Forum – Donald Rumsfeld
Words To Live By – Republican National Convention Acceptance Speech
A Reagan Forum – Condoleezza Rice
Words To Live By – Israel and the Middle East
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A Reagan Forum – Bob Ballard
Words To Live By – National Medal of Arts
A Reagan Forum – George W. Bush
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A Reagan Forum – Dr. Jill Biden
Words To Live By – Entering the Presidential Race
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Words To Live By – The Best of the President’s Baseball Stories
A Reagan Forum – Eva Schloss
Words To Live By – 4th of July
A Reagan Forum – Labyrinth Screening
Words To Live By – Education
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