<p>The Oscar winner will be toasted at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Sunday and he wanted to make it a family affair by taking his wife Grace Hightower, their ten-year-old son; his 13-year-old twin sons with ex Toukie Smith; his 33-year-old son with Diahnne Abbott and their adopted daughter, reports contactmusic.com.<br /><br />And he admits it was a struggle convincing White House staff to allow access to the whole De Niro clan. <br /><br />"Well it's an honour, of course, and I'm taking all the kids and family.<br /><br /> I've been going through a lot of problems trying to get them into the White House to meet Obama so I said (to the ceremony officials), 'Just get the kids in.' That's the bottom line," De Niro said.<br /></p>
<p>The Oscar winner will be toasted at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Sunday and he wanted to make it a family affair by taking his wife Grace Hightower, their ten-year-old son; his 13-year-old twin sons with ex Toukie Smith; his 33-year-old son with Diahnne Abbott and their adopted daughter, reports contactmusic.com.<br /><br />And he admits it was a struggle convincing White House staff to allow access to the whole De Niro clan. <br /><br />"Well it's an honour, of course, and I'm taking all the kids and family.<br /><br /> I've been going through a lot of problems trying to get them into the White House to meet Obama so I said (to the ceremony officials), 'Just get the kids in.' That's the bottom line," De Niro said.<br /></p>
