President Obama Greets Kennedy Center Honorees

A relaxed President Barack Obama honored artistic legends at the Kennedy Center Honors Sunday, poking fun at their respective reputations in the process.

“There was some hotel rooms trashed and mayhem all around,” Obama said of honorees Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones, recalling Led Zeppelin’s hard-partying days. “So it’s fitting that we’re doing this in a room with windows that are about three inches thick,  and with Secret Service all around. So, guys, just settle down.”

Others receiving the nation’s highest award for achievement in the arts included bluesman Buddy Guy, ballet dancer Natalia Makarova, actor Dustin Hoffman, and Obama’s frequent late-night foil, comedian David Letterman.

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THE 35TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, to be broadcast Wednesday, December 26, 2012 on the CBS Television Network. MORE HERE