John F. Kennedy and the Arts
President-elect John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) signaled his intent to support the arts by inviting 155 leaders in American arts and sciences to inaugural events. Kennedy once remarked on the importance of music as “not just as part of our arsenal in the cold war, but as an integral part of a free society.” Hollywood producer Dore Schary (1905–1980)believed, “When Kennedy endorses ballet, painting and theatre, the average man is bound to change his mind about such things being effete.”
President-elect John F. Kennedy (1913–1963) signaled his intent to support the arts by inviting 155 leaders in American arts and sciences to inaugural events. Kennedy once remarked on the importance of music as “not just as part of our arsenal in the cold war, but as an integral part of a free society.” Hollywood producer Dore Schary (1905–1980)believed, “When Kennedy endorses ballet, painting and theatre, the average man is bound to change his mind about such things being effete.”