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John F. Kennedy and the Arts
Telegram from President-elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1929–1994) to Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), January 12, 1961. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (071.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0071]
Letter from President John F. Kennedy to Leonard Bernstein, September 8, 1961. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (072.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0072]
Prominent Performers at JFK’s Inauguration
Leonard Bernstein conducting at President-elect John F. Kennedy’s inauguration-eve gala, with Kennedy in background. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. January 19, 1961. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (070.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0070]
The “Rat Pack” and Politics
Three members of the “Rat Pack”—Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin—in Carnegie Hall dressing room, January 27, 1961. New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (069.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24371]
“Art Is Political in the Most Profound Sense”
Warren K. Leffler, photographer. President John F. Kennedy speaking at American Pageant of the Arts dinner, November 29, 1962. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (071.02.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca-31146]
National Cultural Center flyer, ca. 1962. W. Averell Harriman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (072.02.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0072_02]
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