2010 Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner (17 images)

The 2010 Kennedy Center honorees pose for their formal class photo following the formal Artist's Dinner at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Top row, from left to right: Michael M. Kaiser, President, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Merle Haggard; Bill T. Jones; Sir Paul McCartney; and David M. Rubenstein, Chairman, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Bottom row, from left to right: United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Jerry Herman; Oprah Winfrey; and George Stevens, Jr., creator of "The Kennedy Center Honors". UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

2010 Kennedy Center honorees Jerry Herman, left, and Sir Paul McCartney, right, after posing for their formal class photo following the formal Artist's Dinner at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 4, 2010. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

Bill T. Jones, Sir Paul McCartney, and United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton share a light moment as they prepare to pose for their formal class photo with the other 2010 Kennedy Center honorees, following the formal Artist's Dinner at the United States Department of State in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 4, 2010. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

The 2010 Kennedy Center honorees pose for their formal class photo following the formal Artist's Dinner at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Top row, from left to right: Merle Haggard, Bill T. Jones, and Sir Paul McCartney. Bottom row, from left to right: Jerry Herman and Oprah Winfrey. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool