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The Embrace of Arts and Politics
Robert Kennedy’s Funeral
Paul Fusco, photographer. Kennedy family at funeral for Robert F. Kennedy. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York. June 8, 1968, Look Magazine Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (074.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-17756]
Courtesy of Magnum Photos
Paul Fusco, photographer. Leonard Bernstein conducting at funeral for Robert F. Kennedy. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, June 8, 1968. Look Magazine Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (075.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24775]
Courtesy of Magnum Photos
Letter from Jacqueline Kennedy to Leonard Bernstein, June 9, 1968. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (076.00.00)
The Library of Congress does not have permission to display this image online
Celebrity Support for Civil Rights
Harry Belafonte (b. 1927) and Charlton Heston (1923–2008) at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. Courtesy of the District of Columbia Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post (082.00.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0082]
Paul Newman (1925–2008), Diahann Carroll (b. 1935), James Garner (b. 1928), Marlon Brando (1924–2004), and James Baldwin (1924–1987) at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. Courtesy of the District of Columbia Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post (082.01.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0082_01]
Candidates Vie for Bob Hope’s Support
Invitation from Nancy Sinatra to Bob Hope, July 18, 1968. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (079.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0079]
Letter from Jack Warner to Bob Hope, September 27, 1968. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (078.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0078]
Actor George Murphy Throws Hat into Ring
Invitation to fundraising dinner for George Murphy, August 20, 1970. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (080.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0080]
Letter from George Murphy to Bob Hope, May 10, 1974. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (080.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0080_01]
Californians for Reagan
Myrna Oliver. “Show Business Elite Fill Reagan’s Campaign Coffers.” Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, October 5, 1970. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (078.02.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0078_02]
Californians for Reagan. Invitation, 1970. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (078.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0078_01]
Letter from Governor Ronald Reagan to Bob Hope, September 9, 1968. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (079.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0079_01]
A Controversial Embrace
Marion S. Trikosko, photographer. President Nixon with Sammy Davis, Jr., new member of the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity, July 1, 1971. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (080.02.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca-31145]
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda speaks at University of Maryland, May 22, 1970. Courtesy of the District of Columbia Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post (082.02.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0082_02]
George McGovern Accepts Hollywood’s Support
“Show Biz in Politics,” Newsweek, September 25, 1972. Courtesy of Kim Curry (081.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0081]
Letter from George McGovern to Jules Feiffer (b. 1929), February 3, 1972. Jules Feiffer Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (083.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0083]
Letter from George McGovern to Jules Feiffer (b. 1929), June 16, 1972. Jules Feiffer Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (079.02.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0079_02]
“I Know It Is Not a Popular War”
Letter from John Wayne to President Lyndon B. Johnson, December 28, 1965. Reproduction. Courtesy of Lyndon Baines Johnson Library (083.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0083_01p1, bhp0083_01p2]
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