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American Shakespeare Festival Theatre of Stratford, Connecticut, performs at state dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Actor Franklin Cover performs a scene from Macbeth. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at right) greet the cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. President Houphouët-Boigny (partially hidden) and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, stand at right; composer, Aaron Copland, stands at left (back to camera). Performers pictured include: Ruth Ann Koesun (on far left edge of frame), Felix Smith, John Kriza (shaking hands with President Houphouët-Boigny), and Ali Pourfarrokh. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets the cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny; composer, Aaron Copland, stands at right (back to camera). Performers pictured include: Felix Smith, John Kriza (shaking hands with President Kennedy), Janet Morse, and Ali Pourfarrokh. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets the cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Performers pictured include: Janet Mitchell, Mary Gelder, Ted Kivitt, Basil Thompson (shaking hands with President Kennedy), Joseph Carow, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, and Ruth Ann Koesun. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet the cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. President Houphouët-Boigny (partially hidden) and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, stand at right; composer, Aaron Copland, stands at far left. Also pictured: performers, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, Richard Englund, John Kriza, Janie Barrow, and Ali Pourfarrokh; ballet master, Fernand Nault. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with members of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) following their production of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Mary Gelder stands at center right; all others are unidentified. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet the cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. President Houphouët-Boigny and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, stand at right; composer, Aaron Copland, stands at left (back to camera). Also pictured: performers, Ruth Ann Koesun, Richard Englund (partially hidden), John Kriza, Felix Smith, and Janie Barrow; ballet master, Fernand Nault. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with members of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) following their production of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Performers pictured include: John Kriza, Gage Bush, Bruce Marks, and Basil Thompson (shaking hands with President Kennedy). Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center left) visit with members of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) following their production of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Cast and crew pictured include: ballet master, Fernand Nault; performers, Sallie Wilson, Richard Englund, Gage Bush, John Kriza, and Ruth Ann Koesun. Also pictured: White House Police officer, Inspector Kenneth M. Burke; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center left) visit with members of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) following their production of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Performers pictured include: Sallie Wilson, Richard Englund, Gage Bush, and Ali Pourfarrokh. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; White House Police officer, Inspector Kenneth M. Burke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House doorman, Preston Bruce; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with violinist Isaac Stern, following his performance at a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. Left to right: Mr. Stern; wife of the minister, pianist Madeleine Malraux; Mrs. Kennedy; cellist Leonard Rose; President Kennedy. White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), George Herman, stands in background. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with violinist Isaac Stern, following his performance at a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. Also pictured (in background): Helen Olson Wirth (wife of Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Conrad L. Wirth); White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), George Herman, and his wife, Patricia Herman. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with violinist Isaac Stern, following his performance at a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. Those in background include: Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), George Herman; Dorothy Léger, wife of poet Alexis Léger (Saint-John Perse). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with violinist Isaac Stern, following his performance at a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. In foreground (L-R): Mrs. Kennedy; President Kennedy; wife of the minister, pianist Madeleine Malraux; Mr. Stern. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits with musicians following their performance at a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. Left to right (foreground): cellist Leonard Rose; violinist Isaac Stern (mostly hidden); wife of Minister Malraux, pianist Madeleine Malraux; Mrs. Kennedy. Also pictured: Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Conrad L. Wirth; Patricia Herman (wife of White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), George Herman). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits with musicians following their performance at a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. Left to right (foreground): cellist Leonard Rose (on edge of image); pianist Eugene Istomin; violinist Isaac Stern; wife of Minister Malraux, pianist Madeleine Malraux; Mrs. Kennedy. Patricia Herman (wife of White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), George Herman) stands at right in background. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry rehearses with accompanist Charles Wadsworth (seated at the piano) before performing for guests at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Actors from the Metropolitan Opera Studio line up onstage following their performance of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Gimi Beni; Nolan Van Way; Dorothy Coulter; Master of Ceremonies and General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera Company, Rudolf Bing; Helen Vanni; Barbara Meister; Stanley Kolk. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy held the event for children of ambassadors living in Washington, D.C.; it was the second of her Musical Programs for Youth.
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Actors from the Metropolitan Opera Studio take a bow following their performance of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Nolan Van Way; Dorothy Coulter; Gimi Beni; Stage Director, Rose Landver; Musical Director, George Schick; Helen Vanni; Barbara Meister; Stanley Kolk. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy held the event for children of ambassadors living in Washington, D.C.; it was the second of her Musical Programs for Youth.
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Actors from the Metropolitan Opera Studio perform onstage during a production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Dorothy Coulter, Nolan Van Way, Gimi Beni, Barbara Meister, Stanley Kolk, and Helen Vanni. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy held the event for children of ambassadors living in Washington, D.C.; it was the second of her Musical Programs for Youth.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands with actors and guests following the Metropolitan Opera Studio’s performance of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” at the White House. Mrs. Kennedy held the event for children of ambassadors living in Washington, D.C.; it was the second of her Musical Programs for Youth. Standing to the right of the First Lady (L-R): unidentified; actor Gimi Beni; Lynda Bird Johnson; Lucy Baines Johnson; Master of Ceremonies and General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera Company, Rudolf Bing (in back). All others are unidentified. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Actors from the Metropolitan Opera Studio perform onstage during a production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Stanley Kolk, Nolan Van Way, Barbara Meister, Gimi Beni, Dorothy Coulter, and Helen Vanni. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy held the event for children of ambassadors living in Washington, D.C.; it was the second of her Musical Programs for Youth.
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Actors from the Metropolitan Opera Studio line up onstage following their performance of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Nolan Van Way; Gimi Beni; Dorothy Coulter; President of the Metropolitan Opera Association, Anthony A. Bliss; Helen Vanni; Barbara Meister; Stanley Kolk. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy held the event for children of ambassadors living in Washington, D.C.; it was the second of her Musical Programs for Youth.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet composer Igor Stravinsky and his wife Vera de Bosset Stravinsky as they arrive for a dinner party. White House, Washington, D.C.
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Korean pianist, Tong-il Han, plays onstage in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Han performed as part of the fifth installment of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Mrs. Kennedy held the event for the children of ambassadors, members of the Cabinet, and State Department officials living in Washington, D.C.