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Master of ceremonies, composer, and conductor Leonard Bernstein (second from right, holding a cigarette), stands with opera singers Richard Tucker (second from left) and Dorothy Kirsten (right) at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; man at far left is unidentified. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama) after signing a bill to amend the National Cultural Center Act. Standing (L-R): General Counsel and member of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Ralph E. Becker; Representative Jones; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); Representative Charles A. Buckley (New York); Representative Charlotte T. Reid (Illinois); Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; and Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to amend the National Cultural Center Act. Looking on (L-R): General Counsel and member of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Ralph E. Becker; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); Representative Charles A. Buckley (New York); Representative Charlotte T. Reid (Illinois); Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; and Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (seated at table) attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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Master of ceremonies, composer, and conductor Leonard Bernstein (left), speaks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. At the head table (L-R): Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Nina Warren, wife of Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Mr. Bernstein; chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; Lady Bird Johnson; Chief Justice Warren; and Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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Entertainer Danny Kaye conducts the National Symphony Orchestra during a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Left to right: Nina Warren (seated), wife of Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; master of ceremonies, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein; chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; and President Kennedy. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy prepares to deliver remarks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Left to right: chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; and President John F. Kennedy. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Seated (L-R): chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; Lady Bird Johnson; and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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Guests attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Seated (L-R): two unidentified persons; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville L. Freeman; opera singer Dorothy Kirsten; and Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy also attended the dinner. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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View of the National Guard Armory auditorium during a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. Washington, D.C.
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Former first lady and honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mamie Eisenhower, arrives at the White House to attend First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's tea for National Cultural Center Campaign officials. Also pictured: New York Times photographer, George Tames; intern in the White House Press Office, Mimi Beardsley; Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. Members of the press and unidentified photographers observe at left. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy enters the White House with former first lady and honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mamie Eisenhower; Mrs. Eisenhower attended Mrs. Kennedy's tea for National Cultural Center Campaign officials. First Lady's Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige, stands at far left in doorway. Members of the press observe, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, and Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Guests arrive at the White House to attend First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's tea for National Cultural Center Campaign officials. Left to right: former first lady and honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mamie Eisenhower; chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens (in back, partially hidden); honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mrs. Kennedy; co-chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, William J. McManus (in back, head turned); member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the National Cultural Center, Joan Braden; co-chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Grace Hendrick Phillips; chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Janet Auchincloss. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Guests arrive at the White House to attend First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's tea for National Cultural Center Campaign officials. Left to right: former first lady and honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mamie Eisenhower; chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens (in back, mostly hidden); honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mrs. Kennedy; member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the National Cultural Center, Joan Braden; co-chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, William J. McManus (in back); co-chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Grace Hendrick Phillips; chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Janet Auchincloss. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.