On September 27, 2011, the Library announced Burt Bacharach and Hal David as the fourth recipients of the honor. The presentation ceremony was May 9, 2012, during a White House tribute
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On September 27, 2011, the Library announced Burt Bacharach and Hal David as the fourth recipients of the honor. The presentation ceremony was May 9, 2012, during a White House tribute concert (recorded for later broadcast on PBS) with the President and Mrs. Obama in attendance. Performers included Stevie Wonder, Diana Krall, Lyle Lovett, Sheléa, Rumer, Sheryl Crow, Mike Myers, Arturo Sandoval, and Michael Feinstein, who spoke of Ira Gershwin's admiration of the pair's songs. The singer most closely associated with the Bacharach-David songbook, Dionne Warwick, sang “This Guy’s in Love With You” which was not included in the PBS broadcast.
