
Henry Kissinger. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

During cocktails at the Ritz Carlton, Susan Eisenhower is interviewed by a reporter. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

Strolling strings greeted guests during cocktails in the hotel’s Guarisco Art Gallery.
Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

Nancy Kissinger. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

There were lots of medals on display at the National Defense University dinner. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

Todd Wilcox, Brent Scowcroft, Chester Chang, Exxon chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson, and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

Protégé and mentor: deputy secretary of defense Ash Carter with his friend and mentor, General Brent Scowcroft, the evening’s honoree. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

A table setting before dinner was served. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

Nancy Kissinger kept an watchful but not intrusive eye on her husband. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

Major General Gregg Martin, the president of the National Defense University. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

General Brent Scowcroft during his speech. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.

The dinner ran long, but the meal was good and the speeches interesting. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.