From our friends at MD Anderson...
A Conversation With a Living Legend at the Kennedy Center to honor James A. Baker, III
Program includes Tom Brokaw, Bob Schieffer, the Honorable Henry Kissinger, David Rubenstein
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and his legendary career of public service are the focus of A Conversation With a Living Legend, a tribute gala benefiting The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., Nov. 12 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
MD Anderson’s mission is to eradicate cancer, a disease that knows no boundaries – geographic, social, economic, religious or racial. Leaders from the D.C. area, across the nation and internationally have lent their names to support this mission and to honor Sec. Baker.
Reflecting the event’s bipartisan support, all former U.S. presidents and first ladies serve as honorary chairs, and honorary co-chairs include former secretaries of state, former secretaries of treasury and former White House chiefs of staff (list below). NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw is master of ceremonies of the event, which has raised approximately $4.4 million for MD Anderson’s Moon Shots Program, a comprehensive assault on cancer inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech referencing the nation’s goal to place a man on the moon. The program includes remarks by David Rubenstein, chairman of the Kennedy Center, and an introduction of Sec. Baker by the Honorable Henry A. Kissinger. Bob Schieffer, CBS chief news correspondent and “Face the Nation” moderator, will lead an onstage interview with Sec. Baker before the invitation-only gathering.
Following the “conversation,” Ronald DePinho, M.D., president of MD Anderson, will present Sec. Baker the Making Cancer History Award, given to people who make a difference by demonstrating the institution’s core values of caring, integrity and discovery. Laura Bush, former President George W. Bush, Katie Couric, Sam Donaldson, Sherry Lansing, T. Boone Pickens, Bob Schieffer and Jeff Wigbels are past recipients.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Presents
A Conversation With a Living Legend
6-8 p.m. Nov. 12
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Eisenhower Theater
2700 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.
Benefiting The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
6:00 p.m. Doors open.
6:30 p.m. Welcome remarks by Tom Brokaw
6:32 p.m. National anthem sung by MichaelRyan, MGySgt, USMC (ret.)
6:35 p.m. Welcome remarks by David Rubenstein,
chairman of the Kennedy Center
6:45 p.m. Remarks by Ronald DePinho, M.D., president of MD Anderson
6:52 p.m. Video tribute to James A. Baker, III
7:02 p.m. Introduction by the Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
7:07 p.m. James A. Baker, III-Bob Schieffer interview
7:44 p.m. Making Cancer History® Award presentation
7:52 p.m. Musical performance by the Princeton Roaring 20
7:59 p.m. Conclusion
Honorary chairs:
The Honorable and Mrs. George H.W. Bush
The Honorable and Mrs. George W. Bush
The Honorable and Mrs. Jimmy Carter
The Honorable William J. Clinton and the Honorable Hillary R. Clinton
Mrs. Ronald Reagan
General chairs:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Cullen
Mr. Robert Day
The Honorable and Mrs. Donald L. Evans
Ms. Lyda Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Longwell
Mr. and Mrs. L. Lowry Mays
Mr. and Mrs. Red McCombs
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Moncrief
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Rubenstein
General co-chairs:
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gibbens
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson
Honorary co-chairs:
Former Secretaries of State:
The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright
The Honorable and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger
The Honorable and Mrs. Colin L. Powell
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
The Honorable and Mrs. George P. Shultz
Former Secretaries of the Treasury:
The Honorable and Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady
The Honorable and Mrs. Paul H. O’Neill
The Honorable and Mrs. Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
The Honorable and Mrs. Robert E. Rubin
The Honorable and Mrs. John W. Snow
The Honorable and Mrs. Lawrence H. Summers
Former White House Chiefs of Staff:
The Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr. and The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum Baker
The Honorable Joshua B. Bolten
The Honorable and Mrs. Andrew H. Card, Jr.
The Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth M. Duberstein
The Honorable Rahm I. Emanuel and Ms. Amy Rule
The Honorable and Mrs. James R. Jones
The Honorable and Mrs. Thomas F. McLarty, III
The Honorable and Mrs. Leon E. Panetta
The Honorable and Mrs. John D. Podesta
The Honorable and Mrs. Samuel K. Skinner
The Honorable and Mrs. John H. Sununu
Honorary vice-chair:
The Honorable Robert S. Strauss
Co-chairs:
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Baker, IV
The Honorable Ben Barnes
The Honorable and Mrs. Paul E. Begala
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Bradley
The Honorable and Mrs. Peter R. Coneway
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Epley
The Honorable and Mrs. Bruce S. Gelb
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison and The Honorable Ray Hutchison
Ms. Luci Baines Johnson and Mr. Ian J. Turpin
The Honorable and Mrs. Robert M. Kimmitt
Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn N. Klein
The Honorable and Mrs. James C. Langdon, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Lapeyre, Jr.
Ms. Nancy B. Loeffler
The Honorable and Mrs. Frederic V. Malek
The Honorable Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mulva
The Honorable and Mrs. Samuel A. Nunn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. “Tony” Sanchez, Jr.
The Honorable and Mrs. J. Thomas Schieffer
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Smith
The Honorable and Mrs. William R. Timken, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Zorn
About MD Anderson:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ranks as one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. MD Anderson is one of only 41 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). For ten of the past 12 years, including 2013, MD Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in “Best Hospitals,” a survey published annually in U.S. News & World Report. MD Anderson receives a cancer center support grant from the NCI of the National Institutes of Health (P30 CA016672.)
