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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.
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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, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Janet Mitchell, Mary Gelder, Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks. Back row (L-R): unidentified; composer, Aaron Copland; three unidentified persons; Ted Kivitt, Diana Levy, Joseph Carow, Diane Anthony, unidentified. White House, Washington, D.C.
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Members of the cast 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, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. Back row (L-R): Ted Kivitt, Diana Levy, Joseph Carow, Diane Anthony, four unidentified persons, Richard Englund, Gage Bush, Ali Pourfarrokh. White House, Washington, D.C.
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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, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Janet Mitchell, Mary Gelder, Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. Back row (L-R): unidentified; composer, Aaron Copland; three unidentified persons; Ted Kivitt; Diana Levy; Joseph Carow; Diane Anthony; four unidentified persons; Richard Englund; Gage Bush; Ali Pourfarrokh; three unidentified persons; régisseur, Dimitri Romanoff; ballet master, Fernand Nault. Unidentified persons may include: Kent Hatcher, Rosemary Jourdan, Mary Kelly, Leonie Leahy, Arnott Mader, Paul Nickel, Peter Saul, Judith Siegfried, Mary Stone, and Richard Wagner. White House, Washington, D.C.
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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, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Janet Mitchell, Mary Gelder, Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. Back row (L-R): unidentified; composer, Aaron Copland; three unidentified persons; Ted Kivitt; Diana Levy; Joseph Carow; Diane Anthony; four unidentified persons; Richard Englund; Gage Bush; Ali Pourfarrokh; three unidentified persons; régisseur, Dimitri Romanoff; ballet master, Fernand Nault. Unidentified persons may include: Kent Hatcher, Rosemary Jourdan, Mary Kelly, Leonie Leahy, Arnott Mader, Paul Nickel, Peter Saul, Judith Siegfried, Mary Stone, and Richard Wagner. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with 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: Ted Kivitt, Basil Thompson, Joseph Carow, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, and John Kriza. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratching on image is original to the negative.]
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Members of the cast 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, take a bow following their performance. Those pictured include: Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Joseph Carow, Diane Anthony, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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: Mary Gelder, Ted Kivitt, Basil Thompson (shaking hands with President Kennedy), Joseph Carow (partially hidden), Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, and Janie Barrow. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.