President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon, congratulates Beverly Sills on a wonderful concert performed at The White House, on her appointment to the "National Council on the Arts." February 1971

President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, congratulates Beverly Sills on a wonderful performance at The White House. January 1975

President and Mrs. Bush present the National Medal of the Arts to Beverly Sills in the East Room of the White House. June 9, 1980

President Ronald Reagan and First Lady, Nancy Reagan has a laugh with Beverly Sills at the "Young Artists in Performance at the White House" Series in Santa Ynez, California. March 7, 1982

Beverly Sills and Johnny Carson having a jolly time, during the comic operetta "Who Stole My Heart Away?" at the November 15, 1971 broadcast of "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson."

1970s TV talk show: Beverly Sills, Mary Martin and Ethel Merman

From Left to Right: Ralph Ellison, Doctor of Letters; Clifford Geertz, Doctor of Laws; Beverly Sills, Doctor of Music; Mstislav Rostropovich, Doctor of Music; Jerome Weisner , President of M.I.T.; and Chien-Shiung Wu , Doctor of Science.

performance photo from a 1978 CBS-TV "Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"

Beverly Sills, Dr. Robert Schuller and Arvella Schuller at a benefit concert in the almost-completed Crystal Cathedral. Sills' performance rose over $4.5 million dollars and allowed the Cathedral to be dedicated completely free of debt. This was Sills' last public performance in a recital format. May 13, 1980

Gold Barton Award at the American Symphony Orchestra League National Conference in New York City, June 16, 1980

1985 Kennedy Center Honors Recipients: Front: Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist; Irene Dunne, actress; & Frederick Loewe, composer. Back: Merce Cunningham, choreographer; Beverly Sills, opera singer; Bob Hope, entertainer

Donating the proceeds from the "Chaine Dines for Dimes" to the March of Dimes. (From L to R) - "Bailli Délégué" Doyle Rogers, Howard Halpern, Lynne Halpern & Beverly Sills

Beverly Sills recieves the "Order of Arts and Letter" medal by the French Government in New York, March 2000.

2002 New York Heroes Award Recipients From Left to Right: Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records, Beverly Sills and Dionne Warwick

Beverly Sills Award Recipient, 2002 New York Heroes Honoree

Beverly Sills at the Barbara Walters 25 Anniversary Gala on ABC. September 2004

Joan Ganz Cooney, Mike Wallace and Beverly Sills poses for the camera at the 12th Annual Living Landmarks Celebration in New York. November 30, 2005

Beverly Sills recieves an honorary doctorate degree from New York University. May 11, 2006