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President Ronald Reagan's speech on the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors award, 1985-12-20

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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President Ronald Reagan's speech on the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors award, 1985-12-20

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Title
President Ronald Reagan's speech on the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors award, 1985-12-20
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Reagan, Ronald (Speaker)
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.) (Issuing body)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation (Donor)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985-12-20
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1425
Topics
Award presentations (Sound recordings)
Genres
Speeches
spoken word
Notes
Content: Contains President Ronald Reagan's speech at the Kennedy Center Honors of 1985; with awards presented to Merce Cunningham, Irene Dunne, Bob Hope, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, and Beverly Sills.
Content: Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on typed note on original cassette and container, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container: "Kennedy Center Honors 1985 ; White House Speech ; Kennedy Center ; 12/20/85 ; Audio Cassette ; Dolby ; WO# A 07391".
Venue: Recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in, Washington, District of Columbia, 1985 December 20.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (11 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Description
Audience applause; President Ronald Reagan's speech for the presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors; Reagan gives brief biographies for each recipient: Merce Cunningham, Irene Dunne, Bob Hope, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, and Beverly Sills; audience applause.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913893931
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20732313
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 721821c0-b8f4-0133-2e8d-60f81dd2b63c
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "President Ronald Reagan's speech on the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors award, 1985-12-20" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75bf6230-b8f4-0133-3e49-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "President Ronald Reagan's speech on the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors award, 1985-12-20" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75bf6230-b8f4-0133-3e49-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1985). President Ronald Reagan's speech on the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors award, 1985-12-20 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75bf6230-b8f4-0133-3e49-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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President Ronald Reagan's speech on the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors award, 1985-12-20