Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy - Ceremonial Opening
"The life of the arts," wrote President John F. Kennedy, "far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is very close to the center of a nation's purpose." The 35th president believed in the vital role of the arts in American life as sincerely as he believed in public service. This September, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its namesake with the opening of Art a…