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Episode Detail: Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz - In Performance at the White House

The 14th season begins with Anita Baker, Nnenna Freelon, Clark Terry, Lisa Henry and Bobby Watson performing before President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at the White House during an event honoring jazz and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Barbara Walters hosts.
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Premiered: 1981, on PBS
Rating: TV-G
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Premise: An occasional series featuring concerts from the nation's capital that, over the years, has showcased performers as diverse as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Elvis Costello and Steve Martin. As Nancy Reagan noted in the first program, `With the participation of public television, the East Room becomes a concert hall for the entire nation.'

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