this is about 25 minutes. eagles rock band. this is about 25 minutes. ladies and gentlemen, the 2016 kennedy center honorees. martha argerich. [applause] al pacino. [applause] mavis staples. [applause] james taylor. [applause] , don henley, walsh, andmith, joe representing her late husband glenn frey, ms. cindy fry. [applause] [applause] [laughter] [cheers] we love you! [laughter] a president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [applause] [applause] [cheers] thank you so much,ump everybody. thank you. thank you. good evening, everybody. good evening! on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. over the past eight years, this has always been one of our ivorite nights, and this year was especially looking forward to seeing how joe walsh cleans up. [laughter] pres. obama: pretty good. i want to begin by once again thanking everybody who makes this wonderful evening possible, rubenstein,ve the kennedy center trustees i m getting a big
care act. be sure to watch washington journal at 7:00 a.m. eastern. follow the transition of government on c-span as donald trump selects his cabinet and the republicans and democrats prepare for the next congress. we will take you to key events as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span. watch on-demand at c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio mobile app. and firstnt obama lady obama hosted an event for the kennedy center honorees. they included pianist martha argerich, al pacino, james taylor, mavis staples, and the eagles rock band. this is about 25 minutes. ladies and gentlemen, the 2016 kennedy center honorees. martha argerich. [applause] al pacino. [applause] mavis staples. [applause] james taylor. [applause] the eagles, don henley, timothy b smith, joe walsh, and representing her late husband glenn frey, ms. cindy fry. [applause] [laughter] [cheers] we love you! [laughter] the president of the united states and mrs. michelle ob