Obama salutes entertainers taking a Washington bow

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) honors the 2012 Kennedy Center honorees during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec 2, 2012. The honorees are (L-R) Led Zeppelin band mates Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, ballerina Natalia Makarova, late-night TV host David Letterman, actor Dustin Hoffman and blues musician George "Buddy" Guy. [Photo/Agencies]