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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy greets the cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Performers pictured include: Janet Mitchell, Mary Gelder, Ted Kivitt, Basil Thompson (shaking hands with President Kennedy), Joseph Carow, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, and Ruth Ann Koesun. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.