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Photos from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Washington.

The 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees Robert De Niro, left; Grace Bumbry, bottom left, Dave Brubeck, bottom right; Bruce Springsteen, second from right; and Mel Brooks, right, pose with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a photo at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington.

President Barack Obama waves to Kennedy Center honorees from left, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 6.

Kennedy Center honorees Mel Brooks, left, works the crowd as Dave Brubeck laughs in the East Room.

Kennedy Center honorees Bruce Springsteen, right, Robert De Niro sit in the East Room of the White House.

The honorees were presented later in the evening at a star-studded event at the Kennedy Center. In attendance, actress Jane Krakowski.

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Carl Reiner, right, and Annie Reiner.

Actress Carol Burnett.

Actor Ben Stiller.

Actress and former superhero Lynda Carter.

Actor Matthew Broderick.

Matthew Morrison, currently seen on 'Glee.'

Tony Award winner Roger Bart.

Former Kennedy Center honoree Aretha Franklin.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi.

Actor Donald Sutherland.

Director Martin Scorsese.

Actor Harvey Keitel walks the red carpet with his wife Daphna Kastner.

From left, William Kennedy Smith, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, and Victoria Reggie Kennedy.

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles.

Actor Ben Stiller.

Bruce Springsteen, left, first lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, vice president Joe Biden, his daughter Ashley Biden, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi applaud at the Kennedy Center Honors gala.

Rahm Emanuel, with his wife Amy Rule

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The 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees Robert De Niro, left; Grace Bumbry, bottom left, Dave Brubeck, bottom right; Bruce Springsteen, second from right; and Mel Brooks, right, pose with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a photo at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington.

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