High quality 10-3/8x10.5” booklet for the 2009 event honoring a group of 5 for their lifetime contributions to American culture. The 2009 group included director Mel Brooks, jazz musician Dave Brubek, opera singer Grace Bumbry, actor Robert DeNiro and musician Bruce Springsteen. Program has been signed in black felt tip pen by 3 of the award recipients – Springsteen, DeNiro and Brooks as well as President Barack Obama on cover. Program gives extensive biographic information with copious amounts of bw photos of the honorees. In addition to the honorees and guests, the president, vice-president and their wives also attend the Kennedy Center honors ceremony as Michelle Obama served as Honorary Chair. Program has some handling wear with bottom spine corner bump and .5” spine split but this does in no way affect signatures which remain bold and Exc. High quality book with great signatures. Comes with 8.5x11” color scan photo showing DeNiro, Springsteen and Obama standing together in the Blue Room. Comes with Hake’s COA.