concert for the victims' families of newtown, connecticut, a memorial service for mit officer sean collier and an appearance at the one-fund benefit concert in boston. and so, james taylor, emplifies not only president kennedy's ad admiration for the arts but his belief in service and common humanity. please join me in welcoming james taylor, kim taylor, and owen young. [applause] >> thank you very much. i hate to interrupt that. that was going really nicely. may i say how great it is too here tonight. my wife kim will be out shortly in a second. let me take off my hat. she will be out shortly but we are starting without her. this is owen young, ladies and gentlemen, from the boston simplify simplifysim simpleny. what a delight it and a great relief to be in the presence of the obama's again. [applause] >> in my mind, there is a connection between the administration of jfk and that of barack obama and i think it basically is that both of these great men summoned in us and brought out in the nation the very best of us, the very best of our spirit, our generosity, our courage and of our prog