We may not always think about the importance of music or dance or laughter to the life of this nation, but who would want to imagine America without it?
That’s why we celebrate artists like the ones here tonight.
That’s why we celebrate artists like the ones here tonight.
And that’s why, in this season of joy and thanksgiving,
they have earned our deepest appreciation.
—President Obama at the Kennedy Center Honors Reception
in the East Room of the White House:http://wh.gov/Nj03
