WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 4: (AFP OUT) Actress Barbara Cook is escorted through the Cross Hall of the White House to the East Room for a Kennedy Center Honors reception on December 4, 2011in Washington, DC. For their accomplishments and contributions to the arts actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, musician Yo-Yo Ma, and musician Sonny Rollins where etched recognized as this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)