Late-night TV talk show host David Letterman was honored at the ceremony.
SCENES FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
Celebrities from around the world joined President and Michele Obama to salute the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients on Sunday, Dec. 2. There was also a reception for the honorees at the White House on Dec. 1.
Honorees included David Letterman, Led Zeppelin, Dustin Hoffman, Buddy Guy, and Natalia Makarova.
Michelle Obama embraces 2012 Kennedy Center honoree, actor Dustin Hoffman.
Late-night TV talk show host David Letterman was honored at the ceremony.
A view of the attendees, including President Obama and his wife, Michelle, who attended the Kennedy Center Honors.
Members of the rock band Led Zeppelin stood as the Star Spangled Banner was played during the Kennedy Center Honors.
From left: keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page.
2012 Kennedy Center Honorees and members of the band Led Zeppelin arrived on the red carpet.
From left: Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Robert Plant.
2012 Kennedy Center Honoree David Letterman, and his wife, Regina, arrived for the ceremony.
Dustin Hoffman posed for photographers before the 35th Kennedy Center Honors.
Kennedy Center honoree and blues musician Buddy Guy stopped for an interview on the red carpet.
Kennedy Center Honoree Natalia Makarova arrived with her son, Andrei Karkar.
2012 Kennedy Center Honorees and members of the band Led Zeppelin chatted on the red carpet before the ceremony.
From left: Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Robert Plant.
Former Kennedy Center honoree actor Morgan Freeman walkd off the red carpet after arriving at the Kennedy Center.
Actor Jack Black and his wife, Tanya Haden, arrived at the 35th Kennedy Center Honors.
Singer Tracy Chapman arrive at the Kennedy Center.
Cal Ripken Jr. arrived with his wife, Kelly Ripken, at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.
Jimmy Kimmel and wife, Molly McNearney, arrived at the 2012 Kennedy Center.
Actor Ray Romano and his wife, Anna Romano, walked the red carpet.
Julie Chen and Leslie Moonves arrived at the 35th Kennedy Center Honors.
Evelyn McGee-Colbert and Stephen Colbert posed for photographers.
Hilaria Thomas and Alex Baldwin stopped for a photo op before the ceremony.
Actress Glenn Close attend the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
Musician Bonnie Raitt posed for photographers at the 35th Kennedy Center Honors.
Musician and actor Lenny Kravitz topped on the red carpet.
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower posed for photographers.
Jack Black posed for photographers.
Musician Kid Rock and his mother, Susan Ritchie, arrived at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber posed for photographers.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn Blum, posed before the ceremony.
“30 Rock” actress Tina Fey posed on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center.
Evelyn McGee-Colbert and Stephen Colbert laughed on the red carpet.
Musician Herbie Hancock smiled for the cameras.
David Gregory of NBC News and his wife, Beth Wilkinson, arrived at the 35th Kennedy Center Honors.
Singer Aretha Franklin, center, arrived at a reception hosted by President and Mrs. Obama in honor of the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.
President Obama shook hands with the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients.
From left: rock band Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, the band’s guitarist Jimmy Page, President Obama, and keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones.
The 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second from left, waited for former president Bill Clinton, left, to join them for a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala on Dec. 1.
Blues musician Buddy Guy was honored by President Obama at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House.
President Obama shakes hands with US actor Dustin Hoffman after delivering remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors reception.
From left: Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of the band Led Zeppelin attend the Kennedy Center Honors reception.
John Paul Jones of the British band Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Honors reception at the White House.
Musician Lenny Kravitz gesture at photographers at the Kennedy Center Honors reception.
Actor Morgan Freeman listened during the reception event in the East Room of the White House.
Television host Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, Molly McNearney, attended the reception.
“Late Show” host David Letterman kissed the hand of Russian dancer and fellow honoree Natalia Makarova as President Obama looked on.
Michelle Obama and her husband arrived at the Kennedy Center Honors reception.
Dustin Hoffman entered the East Room at the White House for the reception.
Honoree Davd Letterman walked into the reception.
Russian dancer Natalia Makarova is escorted into the Kennedy Center Honors reception.
President Obama delivered remarks during a reception for the honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 2.
2012 Kennedy Center Honoree Blues guitarist Buddy Guy, center, arrived at the State Department with his family for the Kennedy Center Honors reception.
From left: 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees and members of Led Zepplin Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Robert Plant.
2012 Kennedy Center Honoree comedian David Letterman shook hands with his wife, Regina.
