(Wednesday, January 19, 1977; 7:00 p.m. EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono attended the “Inaugural Eve Gala Performance” tonight in honor of President-elect Jimmy Carter at the Opera House in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

The event, highlighted by Aretha Franklin’s performance of “God Bless America,” was broadcast on CBS-TV from 9:00-11:30 p.m. EST on a two-hour delay.

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