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Photo Coverage: Inside the 35th Kennedy Center Honors - The Honorees!

By: Dec. 03, 2012
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At a ceremony held in the East Room of the White House prior to the official presentation of this year's Kennedy Center honors last night, President Obama welcomed the guests and praised the recipients of this year's distinguished award. 

The honorees included the surviving members of Led Zeppelin John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant; ballerina Martina Makarova, Dave Letterman, Dustin Hoffman and Buddy Guy. Check out photos of this year's honorees below!

The Honors recipients are recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts – whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television – and are selected by the Center’s Board of Trustees. The primary criterion in the selection process is excellence. The Honors are not designated by art form or category of artistic achievement; the selection process, over the years, has produced balance among the various arts and artistic disciplines.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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The 35th Kennedy Center Honors

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Natalia Makarova

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Natalia Makarova

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Natalia Makarova & son

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Buddy Guy

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Buddy Guy & Family

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Dustin Hoffman

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Lisa Gottsegen & Dustin Hoffman & Family

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Lisa Gottsegen & Dustin Hoffman & Family

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Lisa Gottsegen & Dustin Hoffman with Family

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Dustin Hoffman

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Lisa Gottsegen & Dustin Hoffman

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Lisa Gottsegen & Dustin Hoffman

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David Letterman

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David Letterman

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David Letterman

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David Letterman

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David Letterman & Regina Lasko

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David Letterman & Regina Lasko

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David Letterman

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David Letterman

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John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin)

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Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

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Jimmy Page (Led Zepplin)

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Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

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Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

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Buddy Guy

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Natalia Makarova

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John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin)

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John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin)

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Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

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Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

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Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

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Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)

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The 35th Kennedy Center Honors

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