Kennedy Center Honors Salute Artists ‘True to Themselves’
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When President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Fox’s Bill O’Reilly and rapper Snoop Dogg are in the house, this must be the Kennedy Center Honors, the annual salute to artists who have made extraordinary contributions to American culture.
“Despite all their success, all their fame, they’ve remained true to themselves -- and inspired the rest of us to do the same,” said the president last night in the East Room of the White House, where he welcomed the honorees for the event’s 36th year: Billy Joel, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Shirley MacLaine and Martina Arroyo.