"As an actor, respected for what he has done, As a man, respected for who he is!"

The honor, respect, and love in this video for Jimmy Stewart touch my soul. Our country sure could use a big dose of this decency today. RIP Mr. Stewart.

Great man, Hero...I love his movies and what he stood for!

Jimmy's the greatest of all time!

I maintain that James Stewart is one of the greatest actors who ever lived.

I'm only 19 but whenever someone asks who my favorite actor is the answer is always the same. James Stewart.

Carol had a shaking voice at the end and tears of emotion.. My, she's so great. She truly admires Jimmy Stewart

Carols is obviously so filled with love for this man. She’s so very genuine.

Beautiful tribute to a Wonderful American Actor and Patriot, RIP Jimmy Stewart..

To be a gifted actor, an airforce hero, star in memorable films, immortal films-- all this and remain sincerre,, as honest as Abe. An incredible accomplishment!

It really touch my heart when next to the ending, the good Carol breaks and have to stop singing. The best tribute to one of greater actors ever!

He's been gone over 20 years, and I still miss him.

I've never seen Carol Burnett so vulnerable and starstruck. She's always oozed confidence. That testifies to how strong her feeling for Jimmy Stewart were.

This was always my favorite Kennedy Center tribute...still miss him after all these years.

I appreciated the way how profoundly Carol Burnett paid homage to Jimmy Stewart. I respected Jimmy for his great decency, courage and was an exampler par excellence to all and sundry. His film Its a Wonderful Life was one of his masterpiece for posterity.

Love Carol Burnett’s emotion, so special.

Wow !! The talent and the greatness in that room that night. Jimmy Stewart, Ronald Reagan, the second queen of comedy Carol Burnet, Chuck Yeager, USAFA Choir. Just the best

Truly the finest generation this country has ever produced

It's not often in Hollywood where you find such true admiration and respect from one actor to another. Carol had true, deep feeling for Jimmy.

watching his immediate reaction to the cadets entrance brought me to tears along with him. There will never be another Jimmy Stewart but we sure could use one.

Wonderful! Really touching! General Stewart.

Loving Carol,loving Jimmy 💕♥️❤️💕♥️❤️🤗

Wonderful To See One Of The Many Great Actors Of Hollywood Honored At The Kennedy Center James Stewart 1983 With Carol Burnett He Will Always Be Remembered. 😊

If Carol Burnett is not a singer maybe I don't qualify to be a human being... That's a Cole Porter beautiful tune, and she carries it 1-derfully !!!

Thank you for sharing! I was one of those cadets! It is one of my fondest musical memories. We were honored to be able to sing for one of our own, Gen Jimmy Stewart.

Jimmy Stewart was a favorite actor of mine -- I always loved his movies! I heard him recite a poem about his dog, "Beau" once, on the Johnny Carson show that brought us all to tears, including him! I have that poem now, and read it in honor of my precious dog that I recently had to have put down, after her companionship of over a decade -- very, very difficult. Jimmy understood that, as was obvious in his poem.

This is the sort of stuff that makes us proud to be Americans!

Like John Wayne Jimmy is one of a kind, only once in a millennium comes along a individual like Jimmy. Thankyou for your service colonel Stewart .

That bit in "Its A Wonderful Life" where he is praying to God....Oh My....Gets Me Every Time I Watch It 😢😢😢😢😢I've never seen anyone else look so desperate...he plays it so well! "Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings" Absolute Classic!!

Very very moving seeing this great actor crying

As an actor he is respected for what he has done. As a person he is respected for who HE IS.

Jimmy Stewart was one of the all time greats in the entertainment industry. He was truly authentic and always seemed comfortable in his own skin. An American classic. I miss him dearly.

He was an American treasure.

Wonderful tribute to a beloved man, James Stewart. Always in our hearts. Thank you.

He was one of a breed of men I don't see too much of anymore. And I miss them. Today's heroes are often emotionally lopsided, personally & psychologically off-kilter child-men who may possess awesome, prodigious high-tech genius or entrepreneurship, but as far as simply doing the kind, decent thing for the people who were put in their lives to love and protect, they're out to lunch. I give you the times.

Well...can’t watch this without crying! BEAUTIFUL!!! ♥️♥️♥️

Carol burnet knows everbody . She's been at the KcA many times. she is really loved by everyone

Jimmy Stewart was one of my favorite actors, and to my Mom her favorite. I loved him in movies like "Harvey", "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington", and "It's A Wonderful Life".

He is at rest now this accordion player, this former hunter who became a conservationist, this pilot, this man so desperately in love with his wife, and his twin girls. He is gone now this tall, lanky, stammering small town Pennsylvania boy. Just a average guy , not perfect known off screen to have a violent temper at times just an average joe. Just an average Joe who was the first actor to enlist a year before Pearl Harbor who rose to the rank of brigadier general, and earned many medals as a hero, just an average joe who won an Oscars and Hollywood"s highest honors and respect as well. Just an average joe that everybody liked and admired, who was the best friend a world can have. He cheers us when we are sad, gives us wisdom when are lost, gives us excitement to rescue us from boredom, and boy was he brave and funny. He helped defeat the most evil mad man the world ever knew. He is gone now and is in the arms of his beloved wife, but he has left us hundreds of hours of entertainment, all and all he didn't do bad for an average Joe.

Rope is a magnificent performance by Mr. Stewart. He confronts evil and makes us feel that he (we) should never accept superiority over humanity.

This is so awesome, as a veteran of the USAF , I thank you sir . Job well done

If that weren't Carol Burnett up there, it would have been me. Not only were you a superb thespian, but a man. A real man who lived life. Everything you touched you made great. You are most definitely one of God's Angels. Thank you for everything you have brought us.

I can remember watching this on TV that night...and it still brings tears to my eyes. Here's to you, Brigadier General James Stewart...you embodied the finest of what it means to be a GOOD person.

How is it that when we watch all these clips from shows of our youth that the heart is so touched and we get pulled in and get affected the way we do?

Shed a tear .. oh well, so many tears watching this. The reasons are obvious. God bless you, JImmy!

Jeez! I loved Ronald Reagan , Burt Lancaster, I loved Jimmy Stewart, I loved Gregory Peck, I loved Cary Grant and Henry Fonda and all you great Americans of that time who were my role models growing up and for me are a reason that America is eternally great!

Watching some of these videos, today, Christmas 2020....to find something to remember, find hope in and this, for a few minutes, allowed me to feel it. Seeing Carol Burnett cry as she was singing to Jimmy Stewart, 'Auld Lange Syne'....got me crying, too. As that poem and song are about...things that are remembered and bring us joy always have to be remembered. Merry Christmas, to all.

James Stewart is the gold standard of actors.

I can remember watching this and crying when it first aired...and I have been looking for it on KZfaq for years. THANK YOU. It brought more than a wee tear to my eye...I can totally understand Carol's feelings.

Such a beautiful night. Nothing like this today

Every now and then you go on YT & find a true gem. Thank you for uploading.

My hero Jimmy Stewart no actor or actress or sports player or politician who is living today could ever come close.

a very beloved gentleman....God, BLESS Jimmy Stewart...

Jimmy Stewart was one of the greats. No one can come cross to his acting abilities now. Thank you so much for the share. Hope to see some more soon. Nice bring back great memories in this mixed up world right now.

I remember all these guys when they were young-noone compares to any of them. They are missed.

As long as there are feelings of appreciation for the goodness of the human heart and of truth and decency as portrayed by James Stewart I will not loose hope that this hard days will pass and people will once again be decent once again.

Weird and sad seeing these early Kennedy Center Honor clips where most of the stars are no longer with us.

Fantastic! Wonderful President Reagan & so many movie stars who are now gone. God bless Jimmy & all.

Bravo Mr. James Stewart. A great man from the greatest generation.

Jimmy Stewart - what a delightful, entertaining man....no man can take his place......

Nothing can stop the US Air Force! Loved that chorale from the Air Force Academy.

Love this man.. His work transcends race and gender. One of the best actors of all times.

True hero and one of greatest ever.

I want to go back to those times . when Jimmy Stewart was alive .. had no idea how wonderful they were until recently .

Thank you for posting this...brought a wee tear to my eye...he was/is ine of my favorites...

A great actor in drama, comedy and action movies - In 'Destry Rides Again' was the perfect partner for Marlene Dietrich - He was the star of masterpieces like 'Vertigo' with Alfred Hitchcock - But also the man who after winning an Oscar left the Hollywood studios to join the Allies' Air Force in World War II, flew more that 20 combat missions and got plenty of honors and medals. Mr Stewart deserves entirely what the military use to say about a fallen comrade: 'Lest we forget'

WOW!!!!!! What a magnificent tribute to a magnificent gentleman. Carol did a great job keeping her emotions together singing the last part of Auld Lang Syne. I know I would have started crying with love and deep respect for Jimmy. Sooooo beautiful!! Thank you for posting this video.

had no idea Carol could sing this well

Very special. Hard to take in a lifetime of gifts to all of us. His life was a wonderful life. We are blessed.

One of our greatest Americans, Jimmy Stewart.

Great man, Great hero, Great man, Great actor...we miss you...

My Salute to WWII Fighter Pilot James Stewart. "Thank you your service!" (I know you were rooting for your good friend Henry Fonda to win the 1940 Best Actor Oscar for "Grapes of Wrath!"...

True American

Watching this and others Kennedy awards in their early days on July 4th 2018. I got tears in my eyes cause we are living in a much harder world then back then. I thank you for posting this cause it bring back memories of a time where we accept each other the way they was, entertainer knew how to make life enjoyable even when time was rough.

How different the world is now than just a few decades ago. So glad I grew up in an era where people by and large did their best to try and be decent human beings. What happened to the world?

This is so touching!

Think of that for a moment. After winning an Oscar he left Hollywood to join the Air Force after WWII started and a year before the US involvement. He flew 25 combat missions. Imagine George Clooney or Brad Pitt doing that today.

Gentlemen, and gentle men, like Brigadier James Stewart are few and far between these days. May God bless you, Sir ... as He blessed us with you.

A true legend and a national treasure.

He was such an amazing man 😍 and so handsome to.

LOOK HERE IS A REAL GENTLEMAN

He was great in The Man Who New to Much and The FBI Story.

thank you very much for this very rare video!!!

Another great American actor with scottish heritage...... just like robert Retford clint Eastwood john wayne.. Steve mcqueen charlton Heston

I watch this movie every December, it’s amazing!

That was awesome! Love Carol and love Jimmy! Thanks for posting!!

Excellent. Thanks so much! 🇺🇸

What an honor/ For one of the best We ever had. R.I.P. James.

Thank you so much for posting this.

Firstly, Carol is a fine singer with good pitch. Secondly, I have never seen General Yeager speak before. I do not know why Hollywood did not come begging. His looks and impish grin would have made for a fine character actor.

Loved to watch this again!

Wonderful~

Love these

The Spirit Of St. Louis!!!!!!! We miss you Jimmy!!!!. God Bless.

This is so.much more wholesome than marilyn monroe singing happy birthday Mr president to pres kennedy

Carol is a great singer.

Love this awesome gentle man 😊

James has lived a wonderful life

The only two honorees who cried were Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart, because of the men and women of the military who's hearts they touched.

The wholesomeness of classic Hollywood makes the current state of Hollywood a 100 percent embarrassment. Actors and actresses went from having such dignity and class to being narcissistic scumbags