<Tr> <Th> Awarded for </Th> <Td> Lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> US </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> 1978 </Td> </Tr>

Who gets invited to the kennedy center honors