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National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, United States Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald, actor George Newbern, members of Congress and other distinguished guests attended the Ford's Theatre Annual Gala the evening of Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW). Scroll down for photos from the event!

Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President pro tempore of the Senate Patrick Leahy, House Majority Leader Elect Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, actress Debbie Allen, members of Congress and other distinguished guests attended the Ford's Theatre Annual Gala the evening of Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW). The gala performance was followed by a seated dinner at the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum (750 Ninth Street NW). The evening included the presentation of the Ford's Theatre Lincoln Medal to actor James Earl Jones and the U.S. House of Representatives' longest-serving member, The Honorable John D. Dingell. The award was given in recognition of their extraordinary character, service, accomplishments and work reflecting Lincoln's legacy of humanity, wisdom, eloquence and vision.

The Nominating Committee attends all productions during the Broadway season and meets on the date designated by the Administration Committee to determine, by vote, the Tony Award nominees for that season. The committee of Tony Nominators, which has been expanded to 46 members for the 2013-2014 season, includes:

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 67thAnnual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards were announced today by Tony winning-actress Sutton Foster and star of both stage and screen Jesse Tyler Ferguson, at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 24 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2013 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discussed U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice's withdrawal from consideration as a Secretary of State candidate in an interview with co-hosts Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell that was broadcast live today, Dec. 14, 2012, on CBS THIS MORNING on the CBS Television Network (7:00 AM - 9:00 AM). View the interview in its entirety below!

Following an announcement that she had withdrawn her name from consideration for the position of Secretary of State, Ambassador Susan Rice sat down with NBC's Brian Williams for a "Rock Center with Brian Williams" exclusive to discuss the reasoning behind her decision. A transcript of the interview follows:

Pressure on the United Nations to take action to fight cholera in Haiti reached a tipping point today thanks to a grassroots activism campaign lead by the U.S.-based organization RYOT and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. The #UNDENY campaign shed light, gathered momentum and gained celebrity support pushing the United Nations to take responsibility for an epidemic raging out of control. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today an anti-cholera initiative aimed at raising money to eliminate the disease in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Initially, $215 million in existing funds from bilateral and multilateral donors will be used to support the initiative.

Pressure on the United Nations to take action to fight cholera in Haiti reached a tipping point today thanks to a grassroots activism campaign lead by the U.S.-based organization RYOT and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti.

Yesterday's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY featured interviews with Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Honeywell CEO David Cote; and a roundtable conversation with MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton, National Republican Senatorial Committee vice chair Carly Fiorina, New York Times columnist David Brooks, documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns, and NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

CBS News Correspondent Margaret Brennan reported that UN Ambassador Susan Rice's talking points following the Benghazi attack were edited by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, live today, November 20, 2012, on CBS THIS MORNING on the CBS Television Network (7:00 AM - 9:00 AM). Watch the appearance below.

Yesterday's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY featured interviews with Chair of the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and a roundtable conversation with Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, former Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, Republican strategist Mike Murphy, and NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell. Below are highlights of the program

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) discussed the General David Petraeus scandal, the Benghazi attack and UN Ambassador Susan Rice in an interview with co-hosts Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell that aired live today on CBS THIS MORNING on the CBS Television Network (7:00 AM - 9:00 AM). Check out the video!

Yesterday's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY on NBC featured interviews with Romney supporter Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) and White House senior adviser David Plouffe; a roundtable conversation with conservative activist and founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition Ralph Reed, Fmr. Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), the BBC's Katty Kay, NBC News political director and chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd; and the latest live from Afghanistan with NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel.

Yesterday's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY featured a network exclusive interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; an interview with the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. Read excerpts of the program below.

The Tony Awards Nominating Committee is a rotating group of up to 35 theatre professionals selected by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Nominators serve for overlapping three-year terms. They are asked to see every new Broadway production and then meet each year shortly after the Tony eligibility deadline. They determine the nominations based on secret ballots supervised by an accounting firm. The results are announced early the following morning.

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