Then-president Bill Clinton congratulated Angelou after presenting her with the National Medal of Arts during a ceremony on Dec. 20, 2000, at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. The award is presented to individuals for their contributions to the arts in America.
Director Lee Daniels attended Angelou's 82nd birthday party at the poet's home in Winston-Salem, N.C., on May 20, 2010.
Musician Common also attended Angelou's party at her home.
Naomi Judd chatted with an emotional Angelou at her 82nd birthday party.
Angelou chatted with Tony Bennett at the Norman Mailer Center's fifth annual Benefit Gala on Oct. 17, 2013, in New York.
Angelou, left, shared a laugh with Alicia Keys and Oprah Winfrey during a star-studded double-taping of Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Chicago. The special marked the end of the The Oprah Winfrey Show's 25-year run. Angelou was a longtime mentor to Winfrey.
First lady Michelle Obama embraced Angelou, an honoree at the BET Honors 2012, which were held Jan. 14, 2012, at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC.
Angelou enjoyed a moment as then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke during a campaign stop at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., on April 18, 2008.
Cicely Tyson, left, and Oprah Winfrey, right, attended Angelou's portrait unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on April 5, 2014, in Washington, D.C.