Honoree, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin Band with Michael Kaiser Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Valerie Jarrett chats with British Ambassador, Sir Peter Westmacott. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill and her husband Joseph Shepard. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Buffy Cafritz,Vernon and Ann Jordan Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
NBC's Andrea Mitchell and former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Kid Rock ,who pays tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Honors. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Debbie Allen, Liz Stevens and Kennedy Center president Michael Kaiser Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Lisa and Honoree, Dustin Hoffman and host, Liz Stevens. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Lisa and Honoree, Dustin Hoffman Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn Blum with Paul Pelosi and Speaker Nancy Pelosi Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
singer Bonnie Raitt Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
NBC's David Gregory and his wife, Beth Wilkinson Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Honoree, Ballerina Natalia Makarova Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Actor, musician, Jack Black Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Honoree and American blues guitarist and singer, Buddy Guy. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Liz Stevens and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
senior correspondent for CBS News, Rita Braver and husband Washington, D.C. lawyer Bob Barnett Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber and their two sons, Samuel and Sasha. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
musician Herbie Hancock and Washington, D.C. lawyer Bob Barnett Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
David Rubenstein and George Stevens Jr. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Dr. Sharon Malone , Eric Holder and Adrienne Arsht Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
NBC News's Tom Brokaw his wife, Meredith Auld Brokaw with Adm. Michael Mullen Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Actress, Glenn Close and husband David Shaw. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
philanthropist, Adrienne Arsht Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan
Debbie Allen, Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, with his wife, Dr. Sharon Malone and former NBA player Norm Nixon (Debbie Allen's husband) Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan