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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet 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. President Houphouët-Boigny and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, stand at right; composer, Aaron Copland, stands at left (back to camera). Also pictured: performers, Ruth Ann Koesun, Richard Englund (partially hidden), John Kriza, Felix Smith, and Janie Barrow; ballet master, Fernand Nault. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.