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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center, wearing yellow dress), views an architectural model of the National Cultural Center during an unveiling ceremony at the Elms mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Also pictured: actress, Geraldine Page; entertainer, Danny Kaye; chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Janet Auchincloss; music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf; architect, Edward Durell, Stone; member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the National Cultural Center, Joan Braden; actress, Joanne Woodward; actor, Paul Newman. [Photograph by Harold Sellers.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C44-4-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center, wearing yellow dress), views an architectural model of the National Cultural Center during an unveiling ceremony at the Elms mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Also pictured: actress, Geraldine Page; entertainer, Danny Kaye; chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Janet Auchincloss; music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf; Hugh D. Auchincloss; architect, Edward Durell Stone; member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the National Cultural Center, Joan Braden; actress, Joanne Woodward; actor, Paul Newman. [Photograph by Harold Sellers.]
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White House Photographs
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Actress, Geraldine Page (standing at center), speaks at the unveiling of an architectural model of the National Cultural Center in a ceremony at the Elms mansion in Newport, Rhode Island; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sits in first row behind the model. Those seated behind the model also include: chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Janet Auchincloss; music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf; architect, Edward Durell Stone; member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the National Cultural Center, Joan Braden; actress, Joanne Woodward; actor, Paul Newman. [Photograph by Harold Sellers.]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
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A rendering by architect Edward Durell Stone of the National Cultural Center (later known as John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). A stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Edward Durell Stone, Architect."
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Former first lady and honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mamie Eisenhower, and other guests arrive at the White House to attend First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's tea for National Cultural Center Campaign officials. Left to right: co-chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, William J. McManus (in shadow); Mrs. Eisenhower; 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 (partially hidden); honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mrs. Kennedy. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of August Heckscher
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Photograph of the proposed National Cultural Center (later known as the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts) in Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of August Heckscher
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Photograph of an aerial view of the proposed National Cultural Center (later known as the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts) in Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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Entertainer, Danny Kaye (standing at center), speaks at the unveiling of an architectural model of the National Cultural Center in a ceremony at the Elms mansion in Newport, Rhode Island; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (face partially obscured) sits in first row behind the model. Those seated behind the model also include: music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf; architect, Edward Durell Stone; member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the National Cultural Center, Joan Braden; actress, Joanne Woodward; actor, Paul Newman. [Photograph by Harold Sellers.]
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Papers 1959-2004. Government official. Secretary to Board of Trustees and Executive Director, National Cultural Center. Correspondence, financial records, press releases, newspaper articles, and notes.
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White House Photographs
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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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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; co-chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, Edward H. Foley (in back); honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mrs. Kennedy; chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens (in back); 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.
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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); 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, 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22394
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; co-chairman of the Washington Area Campaign Committee for the National Cultural Center, William J. McManus; 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; honorary co-chairman of the National Cultural Center Campaign, Mrs. Kennedy. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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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. National Guard Armory, 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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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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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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Entertainer Danny Kaye (center, back to camera) 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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First Lady Jacqueline 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. 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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Entertainer Danny Kaye (center, holding microphone) speaks with an unidentified woman in 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. Guests sit at tables in the background. Washington, D.C.
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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.