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White House Photographs
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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, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Ruth Ann Koesun (on edge of frame), John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. Back row (L-R): two unidentified persons; Richard Englund; Gage Bush; Ali Pourfarrokh; three unidentified persons; régisseur, Dimitri Romanoff; ballet master, Fernand Nault. White House, Washington, D.C.