Obama Confers Nat'l Medal of Arts And Nat'l Humanities Medal To 20 Honorees [Getty Images]

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the 2010 National Humanities Medal to novelist Philip Roth during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, on March 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Obama presented the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to 20 honorees (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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