Guest List for the White House Reception for the Kennedy Center Honors Hosted by the President and Mrs. Bush

Office of the First Lady

THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH

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Mr. Jim Axelrod, CBS

Mrs. Christina Axelrod

Ms. Christine Baranski, Kennedy Center Artists Committee

Miss Lily Cowles (Guest)

Mr. Peter Bart, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, Variety

Ms. Phyllis Fredette (Guest)

Mr. Joshua Bell, Kennedy Center Artists Committee

Ms. Niki Kanodia (Guest)

The Honorable (Mr.) Wayne Lee Berman, Managing Director, Ogilvy Government Relations and Spouse of The Honorable Lea Berman

The Honorable (Mrs.) Lea Berman, Former Social Secretary under President George W. Bush

Master Harry Samuel Bernholz, (Grandson of Leon Fleisher, Kennedy Center Honoree)

The Honorable (Mr.) Stuart A. Bernstein, Chairman, The Bernstein Companies

Mrs. Wilma Bernstein, Benefit Committee, Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. Theodore Bikel, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Tamara Brooks

Mr. Terence Blanchard, Musician, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Robin Burgess-Blanchard

Mr. Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Mrs. Laura Blankfein

Mr. Scott Blumenthal

Mrs. Belinda Blumenthal

The Honorable (Mr.) Joshua Bolten, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff

Ms. Dede McClure, E.W. Stokes Public Charter School (Guest)

The Honorable (Mrs.) Mary A. Bomar, Committee Chair, Committee for the Preservation of the White House, Director, National Park Service, & Ex Officio, The Kennedy Center

The Honorable (Ms.) Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary of the Interior

Mr. Douglas Braly

Mrs. Angela Braly, Chief Executive Officer, WellPoint, Inc.

Ms. DeeDee Bridgewater, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski (Guest)

The Honorable (Ambassador) Nancy G. Brinker, Chief of Protocol, Department of State

Mr. Gilchrist Berg (Guest)

Dr. William R. Brody, President, The Johns Hopkins University

Mrs. Wendy H. Brody

Mr. Elliott Broidy, Benefit Committee, Kennedy Center Honors, Chairman and CEO, Broidy Capital Management Financial

Ms. Robin Rosenzweig

Mr. Carlos Bulgheroni, Chairman, Bridas Corporation

Mrs. Natalia Cobo

Mr. Tim Busch

Mrs. Margaret Busch

Mrs. Margaret Bush

Mr. Calvin Cafritz, Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors

Mrs. Jane Lipton Cafritz, Executive Committee, The Washington Opera

Mr. Steve Carell

Mr. Steve Sauer (Guest)

Mr. Alan Casden, Founder, Casden Properties

Mrs. Susan Rene Dedman Casden

General George W. Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff, United States Army

Mrs. Sheila Casey

Mr. Nicholas D. Chabraja, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors, Chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Corporation

Mrs. Eleanor Chabraja

Ms. Kristin Chenoweth, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mr. Denis Carlton Downs (Guest)

The Honorable (Secretary) Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security

Mrs. Meryl Chertoff

Mr. Kenneth W. Cole, Vice President Government Relations, General Motors Corporation

Mrs. Elaine Cole

The Honorable (Mr.) James L. Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality

Mrs. Susanna Connaughton, Executive Director, U.S. Commission for UNESCO

Ms. Josephine Smith Cooper, Group Vice President, Government and Industry Affairs, Toyota Motor North America

Mr. Alexander McMillan Bullock (Guest)

Ms. Victoria Dailey

Mr. Steve Turner

The Honorable (Mr.) Gordon Davidson, Artists Committee, The Kennedy Center

Mrs. Judi Davidson

Mr. Robert H. "Bob" Dedman, Jr., Club Corp of America

Mrs. Rachel R. Dedman

Mr. Richard M. DeVos, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chairman, The Windquest Group

Mrs. Betsy DeVos, Chairman, Great Lakes Education Project, General Trustee, Kennedy Center

Mr. Thomas Draper

Ms. Barbara Long

Ms. Christine Ebersole, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mr. William J. Moloney

The Honorable (Mr.) Lewis M. Eisenberg, Co-Chairman, Granite Capital International Group

Mrs. Judy Eisenberg

Mr. Karl Eller, Former Chairman and CEO-Clear Channel Outdoor

Mrs. Joan Stevens Eller, Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center

The Honorable (Mr.) Melvyn J. Estrin, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chairman and CEO, Estrin International

Mrs. Suellen Estrin

Mr. George Farias, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, President and CEO, International Financial Holdings Corporation

Ms. Susan P. Stroman, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member (Guest)

Ms. Suzanne Farrell, Artistic Director, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Former Honoree, The Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. Kirk Henning (Guest)

Mr. Dean Felber, Bass Guitarist, Hootie & The Blowfish

Mrs. Corky Felber (Guest)

Mr. Eric A Feldstein, Chief Executive Officer, GMAC Financial Services

Ms. Jennifer Feldstein (Guest)

The Honorable (Mayor) Adrian Fenty, Mayor, District of Columbia, Ex Officio Trustee, The Kennedy Center

Mrs. Michelle Fenty

Ms. Deborah Fleisher, (Daughter of Leon Fleisher, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Ms. Lena Compton (Guest)

Mr. Julian Fleisher, (Son of Leon Fleisher, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Ms. Leah Fleisher, (Daughter of Leon Fleisher, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Dr. Michael Bamat (Guest)

Mr. Leon Fleisher, 2007 Kennedy Center Honoree

Mrs. Katherine Fleisher

Ms. Lucy Bernholz, (Guest of Paula Fleisher)

Mr. Richard Fleisher, (Son of Leon Fleisher, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Ms. Kayo Ishimaru Fleisher

Mr. Claude Frank, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Pamela Frank (Daughter of Claude Frank)

Ms. Aretha Franklin, Former Honoree, The Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. Timothy Franklin (Guest)

Mr. Willie Wilkerson (Guest)

Mrs. Carolyn Franklin (Spouse of Timothy Franklin)

Mrs. Becky Gates, (Spouse of The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense)

Ms. Beth Chiarelli (Guest)

Mr. Richard Geary, Richard and Janet Geary Foundation

Mrs. Janet Geary

The Honorable (Ambassador) Joseph B. Gildenhorn, Partner, JBG Companies

Mrs. Alma Gildenhorn, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. David Girard-diCarlo, Kennedy Center Trustee, Chairman, Blank Rome LLP

Mrs. Constance Girard-diCarlo

Mr. Albert B. Glickman, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center

Mrs. Judy Glickman

Mr. David R. Goode, Retired Chairman, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Corporate Fund, Kennedy Center

Mrs. Susan S. Goode

The Honorable (Senator) Roy Goodman, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, President and CEO, United Nations Development Corporation

Ms. Nora Benary (Guest)

Mr. Hermen Greenberg

Mrs. Monica Greenberg

Ms. Cynthia Gregory, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Elizabeth Carr Ramsey (Guest)

Mr. Efraim Grinberg, President and CEO, Movado Group, Inc., Corporate Fund, Kennedy Center, Cooper Hewitt Museum Trustee

Ms. Ellen Schoninger (Guest)

The Honorable (Secretary) Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce

Mrs. Edilia "Edi" Gutierrez

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Mr. Kenneth J. Haener

Mrs. Gracy Haener

The Honorable (Mr.) Joseph W. Hagin, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff

Ms. Sheryl Handler

Dr. Sidney Harman, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors

The Honorable (Rep.) Jane Harman, United States Representative (D/California)

Ms. Ciara Harris

Ms. Courtney Walter (Guest)

Ms. Helen Lee Henderson, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Executive Director, The HRH Foundation

Ms. Paloma Herrera, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mr. Fernando Aldazabal (Guest)

Mr. A.E. Hotchner, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Virginia Kiser

Mr. Terrence Howard

Ms. Zulay Henao (Guest)

Mr. Tod R. Hullin, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, The Boeing Company

Mrs. Susan Hullin

Dr. Ray R. Irani, Chairman, President, and CEO, Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Mrs. Ghada Irani

Mr. Bill Irwin, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mr. E. Neville Isdell, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Mrs. Pamela Isdell

Mr. Christopher Isham, Bureau Chief, CBS

Mrs. Jennifer Maguire Isham

The Honorable (Secretary) Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Mrs. Marcia Jackson

The Honorable (Mr.) Barry Jackson, Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs, Office of the Chief of Staff

The Honorable (Ms.) Julie Elizabeth Cram, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Public Liaison, Office of Public Liaison (Guest)

Ms. Ginny Jacobson

Mr. Ricky Jay

Ms. Chrisann Verges

The Honorable (Ambassador) Brenda Johnson, Kennedy Center Trustee

Mr. James Johnson

The Honorable (Mr.) James A. Johnson, Kennedy Center Honorary Trustee and Benefit Committee Member, Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC

Dr. Maxine Isaacs, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors

The Honorable (Administrator) Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Mrs. Debbie Johnson

The Honorable (Mr.) Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Kennedy Center Benefit Committee Member

Mrs. Ann Jordan, Co-Chair, The Kennedy Center Honors Gala, Board Member, African American History and Culture Museum

Mr. Michael Kaiser, President, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Mr. Sheldon B. Kamins, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center

Mrs. Diane Kamins

The Honorable (Mr.) Joel Kaplan, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy

Ms. Laura Cox Kaplan

Mr. Jack Kay, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors, Chief Executive Officer, Kay Management Company, Inc.

Mrs. Barbara Kay (Guest)

Mr. Timothy E. Kelly

Mrs. Melissa E. Kelly

Mr. James V. Kimsey, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chairman, America Online, Inc.

Ms. Rana Walker (Guest)

Mr. Richard D. Kinder, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, President, The Kinder Foundation

Mrs. Nancy Kinder

Mr. C. Michael Kojaian, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chief Executive Officer, The Kojaian Companies

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Kojaian, Spouse of Mr. C. Michael Kojaian

Mrs. Kathi Koll, Kennedy Center Trustee (Wife of Mr. Donald M. Koll)

Ms. Brooke Smith (Daughter of Donald M. Koll)

Mr. Jaime Laredo, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Sharon Robinson, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mrs. Jacalyn Leavitt, (Spouse of The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services)

Mrs. Anne Marie McDonald (Daughter of The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services)

Ms. Michele Lee, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mr. Fred Rappoport (Guest)

Mr. Jim Lentz, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales

Mrs. Barbara Lentz

Mr. Dick Lippin

Mr. Lyle Lovett

Ms. April Kimble (Guest)

Ms. Rebecca J. Luker, Kennedy Center Artist Committee Member

Mr. Danny Burstein

Miss Emily Ma (Daughter of Yo-Yo Ma)

Mr. Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist

Ms. Jill C. Hornor

The Honorable (Mr.) Frederic V. Malek, Kennedy Center Trustee

Mrs. Marlene Malek, Board Member, NMWA, General Trustee, Kennedy Center

The Honorable (Mr.) J. Willard Marriott, Jr., Chairman of the Board and CEO, Marriott International, Inc.

Mrs. Donna Rae-Garff Marriott, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center

Ms. Kathleen S. Marshall, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mr. Christopher Landis (Guest)

Mr. Steve Martin, 2007 Kennedy Center Honoree

Ms. Anne Stringfield

The Honorable (Mrs.) Anita McBride, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady, Office of Mrs. Bush

The Honorable (Mr.) Timothy J. McBride, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Freddie Mac

The Honorable (Mr.) John P. McConnell, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter for the President and Vice President, Office of Presidential Speechwriting

Mr. Alessandro Gionfriddo (Guest)

The Honorable (Secretary) Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors, & Ex Officio Trustee, The Kennedy Center (Spouse of The Honorable Mitch McConnell)

Dr. James Chao, Chairman, Foremost Group (Father of The Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor)

Mr. Sean McManus, President, CBS

Mrs. Tracy McManus

Mr. W. James McNerney, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO, The Boeing Company

Mrs. Haity McNerney

Mrs. Carol Melton, Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy, Time Warner

Mr. Joseph Hassett, PhD

Ms. Dina Merrill, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Commander Theodore Hartley

The Honorable (Rep.) John L. Mica, United States Representative (R/Florida), Ex Officio Trustee, The Kennedy Center

Mrs. Patricia Mica

The Honorable (Secretary) Norman Y. Mineta, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Former Secretary of Transportation, 2006 Medal of Freedom Recipient

Mrs. Danealia Mineta

Mr. Arthur Mitchell, Former Kennedy Center Honoree, Founder and Artistic Director, Dance Theatre of Harlem

Ms. Jessica Isaacs (Guest)

The Honorable (Ms.) Mary Mochary, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, President, Technopulp, Inc.

Mrs. Bertini Bergstein (Guest)

Mrs. Dianne Ingles Moss

The Honorable (Mr.) William P. Moss

Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Mrs. Deborah Mullen

Mr. Evan Naess, (Son of Diana Ross, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Mr. Ross Naess, (Son of Diana Ross, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Mr. Michael F. Neidorff, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chairman and CEO, Centene Corporation

Mrs. Noemi Neidorff

Ms. Anna Netrebko, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Mr. Jeffrey Vanderveen (Guest)

Mr. Robert Newman

Mrs. Judi Newman

Mr. George Nolen

Mrs. Michele Nolen

Mr. Mark O'Connor, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

Ms. Sarah deWall (Guest)

Mr. Jack L Oliver, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chairman, Bryan Cave Strategies, LLC

Mrs. Rachel Oliver

The Honorable (Secretary) Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury

Mrs. Wendy Paulson

The Honorable (Speaker) Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, United States House of Representatives (D/California), Kennedy Center Trustee Ex Officio and Benefit Committee Member

Mr. Paul Pelosi, Benefit Committee, The Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. Bob Pence, Pence Friedel Developers, Inc.

Mrs. Suzy Pence

Mr. Itzhak Perlman, Former Honoree, The Kennedy Center

Mrs. Toby Lynn Perlman

Mr. William Plante, White House Correspondent, CBS

Ms. Robin Smith

The Honorable (Dr.) Earl A. Powell III, Ex Officio Trustee, The Kennedy Center, Director, National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Nancy Powell

Mr. William C. Powers, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Investment Manager, Pimco

Mrs. Carolyn Powers

Mr. Francis C. Quinn

Mrs. Suzanne Quinn

Ms. Gloria Ramos

Ms. Gloria Reuben, Kennedy Center Artists Committee Member

The Honorable (Mr.) Mercer Reynolds III, Reynolds, DeWitt and Company

Mrs. Gabrielle Reynolds

The Honorable (Secretary) Condoleezza Rice, Ex Officio Trustee, The Kennedy Center, Secretary of State, Department of State

Ms. Lativa Ray-Alston (Guest)

Mr. Will Alston (Guest)

Mr. Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, J.E. Robert Companies

Ms. Ashley Taylor (Guest)

Mr. Duane R. Roberts, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Chairman and CEO, Entrepreneurial Capital Corporation

Mrs. Kelly Roberts

Ms. Chudney Ross, (Daughter of Diana Ross, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Ms. Diana Ross, 2007 Kennedy Center Honoree

Ms. Jo Ann Ross, President, Network Sales, CBS

Dr. Michael Zelman

Ms. Tracee Ellis Ross, (Daughter of Diana Ross, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Ms. Rhonda Ross Kendrick, (Daughter of Diana Ross, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Mr. David M. Rubenstein, Board of Trustees, The Kennedy Center, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

Miss Gabrielle Rubenstein (Daughter of David M. Rubenstein)

Mr. Darius Rucker, Lead Vocalist, Hootie & The Blowfish

Mrs. Beth Leonard Rucker

Mr. Leonard Sands, Founding Partner and Chairman, Alchemy Worldwide

Mrs. Corrine Sands

Mr. Roger W. Sant, Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder AES Corporation, Regent, Smithsonian Institution, The Edes House, Kennedy Center Benefit Committee Member

Mrs. Vicki Sant

Mr. Francis B. Saul III, Chevy Chase Bank

Mrs. Dawn R. Saul

Mr. Bob Schieffer, Face the Nation Host, CBS Washington

Mrs. Patricia Schieffer

Mr. Edwin Schlossberg

Mrs. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg

Mr. Peter Schruth, President, Affiliate Relations, CBS

Mrs. Susan Schruth

The Honorable (Ambassador) Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative

Ms. Teresa Marshall (Guest)

Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and CEO, The Blackstone Group, Chairman, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Mrs. Christine Schwarzman

Mrs. Elizabeth Schwarzman Right, (Daughter of Stephen A. Schwarzman)

Mr. Andrew Curtis Right, (Spouse of Elizabeth Schwarzman Right)

Ms. Catherine Scorsese, (Daughter of Martin Scorsese, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Ms. Domenica Scorsese, (Daughter of Martin Scorsese, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Miss Francesca Scorsese, (Daughter of Martin Scorsese, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Mr. Martin Scorsese, 2007 Kennedy Center Honoree, Chair, The Film Foundation

Mrs. Helen Scorsese

Dr. Harvey Scott III

Mr. Earl Scruggs

Mr. Randy L. Scruggs (Guest)

Ms. Grace B. Constant (Guest)

Mr. Martin Short

Mrs. Nancy Short

Mr. Ron Silver, Actor, Artists Committee, Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. Adam Silver (Guest)

The Honorable (Mr.) Leonard L. Silverstein, Director Emeritus, The White House Historical Association and Chairman of the French-American Cultural Foundation

Mrs. Elaine Silverstein

Mrs. Linda Hohenfeld Slatkin (Spouse of Maestro Leonard Slatkin)

Mr. Albert H. Small, Sr., President, Southern Engineering Corporation

Mrs. Shirley Small, Board of Trustee Member, The Washington Opera

Ms. Jordin Sparks

Mrs. Jodi Sparks (Mother of Ms. Jordin Sparks)

The Honorable (Secretary) Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education, Department of Education

Mr. Robert Spellings

Mr. Sy Sternberg, Chairman and CEO, New York Life Insurance Company

Mrs. Laurie Sternberg

Mr. George C. Stevens, Jr., Producer, Kennedy Center Honors

Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens

Mr. Michael Stevens

Mrs. Alexandra Gifford Stevens

Dr. James Stringfield

Mrs. Margo Stringfield

Ms. Emma Tillinger

The Honorable (Mr.) Alexander F. Treadwell

Ms. Caroline W. Treadwell, (Daughter of Mr. Alexander Treadwell)

Mr. Edward Villella, Former Kennedy Center Honoree, Artistic Director, Miami City Ballet

Mrs. Linda Villella

Mr. Alan Vine, Chairman of the Board, Millenium Group

Ms. Elizabeth Graham Weymouth (Guest)

Mrs. Sherry Griffitts Wachs

Mr. Edward Wachs

Ms. Shelley Griffitts (Sister of Sherry Griffits Wachs)

Mr. William L. Walton, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allied Capital

Mrs. Sarah Walton

Ms. Vanessa Williams, Singer/Actress and Special Olympics Board Member

Mr. Brian Wilson, 2007 Kennedy Center Honoree

Mrs. Melinda Wilson

Miss Daria Wilson, (Daughter of Brian Wilson, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Miss Delanie Wilson, (Daughter of Brian Wilson, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Master Dylan Wilson, (Son of Brian Wilson, Kennedy Center Honoree)

Mr. Damian Woetzel, Artists Committee, Kennedy Center Honors

Ms. Heather Watts, Artists Committee, Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. D. Scott Yohe, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Delta Air Lines

Ms. Ann Marie Abernathy

The Honorable (Mrs.) Amy S. Zantzinger, Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary, White House Social Office

Mr. Richard Zantzinger