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<span>Performances for Young Audiences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Performances_for_Young_Audiences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kennedy_Center_American_College_Theater_Festival_(KCACTF)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kennedy_Center_American_College_Theater_Festival_(KCACTF)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.2</span> <span>Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kennedy_Center_American_College_Theater_Festival_(KCACTF)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Changing_Education_Through_the_Arts_(CETA)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Changing_Education_Through_the_Arts_(CETA)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.3</span> <span>Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA)</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Artist Residencies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Artist_Residencies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Theater" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Theater"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.8</span> <span>Theater</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Theater-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kennedy_Center_Honors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kennedy_Center_Honors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.9</span> <span>Kennedy Center Honors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kennedy_Center_Honors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mark_Twain_Prize_for_American_Humor" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mark_Twain_Prize_for_American_Humor"> <div 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id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Cultural center in Washington, D.C.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Kennedy Center" redirects here. 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Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Kennedy_Center_logo_horizontal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/The_Kennedy_Center_logo_horizontal.svg/220px-The_Kennedy_Center_logo_horizontal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/The_Kennedy_Center_logo_horizontal.svg/330px-The_Kennedy_Center_logo_horizontal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/The_Kennedy_Center_logo_horizontal.svg/440px-The_Kennedy_Center_logo_horizontal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="61" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts,_Washington,_D.C.,_LCCN2011632175.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.%2C_LCCN2011632175.jpg/250px-Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.%2C_LCCN2011632175.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.%2C_LCCN2011632175.jpg/375px-Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.%2C_LCCN2011632175.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.%2C_LCCN2011632175.jpg/500px-Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.%2C_LCCN2011632175.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6978" data-file-height="5403" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Kennedy Center seen from the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_map_Washington,_D.C._central.png" class="mw-file-description" title="John F. 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Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts (the United States)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United States</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data label">2700 F Street, NW</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">Washington, D.C., United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&params=38.8957_N_77.0559_W_region:US"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°53′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°03′21″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.8957°N 77.0559°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.8957; -77.0559</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Metro" title="Washington Metro"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/WMATA_Metro_Logo_small.svg/16px-WMATA_Metro_Logo_small.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/WMATA_Metro_Logo_small.svg/24px-WMATA_Metro_Logo_small.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/WMATA_Metro_Logo_small.svg/32px-WMATA_Metro_Logo_small.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Washington_Metro" title="Washington Metro">Washington Metro</a></b><br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(Washington_Metro)" title="Blue Line (Washington Metro)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/WMATA_Blue.svg/15px-WMATA_Blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/WMATA_Blue.svg/23px-WMATA_Blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/WMATA_Blue.svg/30px-WMATA_Blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Orange_Line_(Washington_Metro)" title="Orange Line (Washington Metro)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/WMATA_Orange.svg/15px-WMATA_Orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/WMATA_Orange.svg/23px-WMATA_Orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/WMATA_Orange.svg/30px-WMATA_Orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Silver_Line_(Washington_Metro)" title="Silver Line (Washington Metro)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WMATA_Silver.svg/15px-WMATA_Silver.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WMATA_Silver.svg/23px-WMATA_Silver.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WMATA_Silver.svg/30px-WMATA_Silver.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> at <a href="/wiki/Foggy_Bottom%E2%80%93GWU_station" title="Foggy Bottom–GWU station">Foggy Bottom–GWU</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bus transport"><img alt="Bus transport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/12px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/18px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/24px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="442" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Metrobus_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)">Metrobus</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent">United States government</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data agent">John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts<br /><a href="/wiki/David_Rubenstein" title="David Rubenstein">David Rubenstein</a>, Chairman<br /><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Rutter" title="Deborah Rutter">Deborah Rutter</a>, President</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Performing_arts_center" title="Performing arts center">Performing arts center</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Concert Hall: 2,465<br />Eisenhower Theater: 1,161<br />Family Theater: 320<br />Jazz Club: 160<br />Millennium Stage: 235<br />Opera House: 2,347<br />Terrace Theater: 490<br />Theater Lab: 398</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">December 2, 1964</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">September 8, 1971<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1971-09-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Durell_Stone" title="Edward Durell Stone">Edward Durell Stone</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structural engineer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Severud_Associates" title="Severud Associates">Severud Associates</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_McShain" title="John McShain">John McShain</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Tenants</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Symphony_Orchestra" title="National Symphony Orchestra">National Symphony Orchestra</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_National_Opera" title="Washington National Opera">Washington National Opera</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kennedy-center.org">kennedy-center<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b>John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts</b> (officially known as the <b>John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts</b>, and commonly referred to as the <b>Kennedy Center</b>) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the eastern bank of the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a> in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy">assassinated President</a> <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>. Opened on September 8, 1971, the center hosts many different genres of performance art, such as theater, dance, orchestras, <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, pop, <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_music" title="Psychedelic music">psychedelic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk music</a>. </p><p>Authorized by the 1958 National Cultural Center Act of Congress,<sup id="cite_ref-sbccstw_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbccstw-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which requires that its programming be sustained through private funds, the center represents a <a href="/wiki/Public%E2%80%93private_partnership" title="Public–private partnership">public–private partnership</a>. Its activities include educational and outreach initiatives, almost entirely funded through ticket sales and gifts from individuals, corporations, and private foundations. </p><p>The original building, designed by architect <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Durell_Stone" title="Edward Durell Stone">Edward Durell Stone</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sbccstw_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbccstw-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> was constructed by Philadelphia contractor <a href="/wiki/John_McShain" title="John McShain">John McShain</a>, and is administered as a bureau of the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>. An earlier design proposal called for a more curvy, spaceship-inspired building similar to how the <a href="/wiki/Watergate_complex" title="Watergate complex">Watergate complex</a> appears today.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An extension to the Durell Stone Building was designed by <a href="/wiki/Steven_Holl" title="Steven Holl">Steven Holl</a> and opened in 2019. The center receives annual federal funding to pay for building maintenance and operation. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KennedyCenterFromAir2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/KennedyCenterFromAir2.JPG/220px-KennedyCenterFromAir2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/KennedyCenterFromAir2.JPG/330px-KennedyCenterFromAir2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/KennedyCenterFromAir2.JPG/440px-KennedyCenterFromAir2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Kennedy Center as seen from the air on January 8, 2006 (before construction of the REACH expansion). A portion of <a href="/wiki/Watergate_Hotel#The_Watergate_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Watergate Hotel">the Watergate complex</a> can be seen at the left</figcaption></figure> <p>The idea for a national cultural center dates to 1933 when <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="First Lady of the United States">First Lady</a> <a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt" title="Eleanor Roosevelt">Eleanor Roosevelt</a> discussed ideas for the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Relief_Administration" title="Federal Emergency Relief Administration">Emergency Relief and Civil Works Administration</a> to create employment for <a href="/wiki/Unemployment" title="Unemployment">unemployed</a> actors during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p527_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p527-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> held <a href="/wiki/Congressional_hearing" class="mw-redirect" title="Congressional hearing">hearings</a> in 1935 on plans to establish a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States" title="Cabinet of the United States">Cabinet level</a> Department of Science, Art and Literature, and to build a monumental theater and arts building on <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Hill,_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.">Capitol Hill</a> near the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a> building. A 1938 congressional resolution called for construction of a "public building which shall be known as the <b>National Cultural Center</b>" near <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_Square" title="Judiciary Square">Judiciary Square</a>, but nothing materialized.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p527_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p527-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The idea for a national theater resurfaced in 1950, when <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a> <a href="/wiki/Arthur_George_Klein" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur George Klein">Arthur George Klein</a> of New York introduced a bill to authorize funds to plan and build a cultural center. The bill included provisions that the center would prohibit any discrimination of cast or audience. In 1955, the <a href="/wiki/SRI_International" title="SRI International">Stanford Research Institute</a> was commissioned to select a site and provide design suggestions for the center.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1955 to 1958, Congress debated the idea amid much controversy. A bill was finally passed in Congress in the summer of 1958 and on September 4, President <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> signed into law the National Cultural Center Act which provided momentum for the project.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p529_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p529-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This was the first time that the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal government</a> helped finance a structure dedicated to the performing arts. The legislation required a portion of the costs, estimated at $10–25 million, to be raised within five years of the bill's passage.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p541_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p541-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edward Durell Stone was selected as architect for the project in June 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p542_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p542-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He presented preliminary designs to the President's Music Committee in October 1959, along with estimated costs of $50 million, double the original estimates of $25–30 million. By November 1959, estimated costs had escalated to $61 million.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p543_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p543-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, Stone's design was well received in editorials in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Star">Washington Star</a></i>, and quickly approved by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Commission_of_Fine_Arts" title="United States Commission of Fine Arts">United States Commission of Fine Arts</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Planning_Commission" title="National Capital Planning Commission">National Capital Planning Commission</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p544_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p544-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> The National Cultural Center was renamed the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1964, following the <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination" class="mw-redirect" title="John F. Kennedy assassination">assassination of President Kennedy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-robertson_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-robertson-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fundraising">Fundraising</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fundraising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Cultural Center Board of Trustees, a group <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">President Eisenhower</a> established on January 29, 1959, led fundraising.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p541_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p541-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fundraising efforts were not successful, with only $13,425 raised in the first three years.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p545_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p545-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President John F. Kennedy was interested in bringing culture to the nation's capital, and provided leadership and support for the project.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-09061971_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-09061971-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961, President Kennedy asked <a href="/wiki/Roger_L._Stevens_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roger L. Stevens (producer)">Roger L. Stevens</a> to help develop the National Cultural Center, and serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees. Stevens recruited First Lady <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis" title="Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis">Jacqueline Kennedy</a> as honorary chairman of the center, and former First Lady <a href="/wiki/Mamie_Eisenhower" title="Mamie Eisenhower">Mamie Eisenhower</a> as co-chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p546_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p546-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 1961, <a href="/wiki/Jarold_A._Kieffer" title="Jarold A. Kieffer">Jarold A. Kieffer</a> became the first Executive Director of the National Cultural Center, overseeing numerous fundraising efforts and assisting with the architectural plan.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The total cost of construction was $70 million.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-robertson_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-robertson-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congress allocated $43 million for construction costs, including $23 million as an outright <a href="/wiki/Grant_(money)" title="Grant (money)">grant</a> and the other $20 million in <a href="/wiki/Bond_(finance)" title="Bond (finance)">bonds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-09061971_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-09061971-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Donations also comprised a significant portion of funding, including $5 million from the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Foundation" title="Ford Foundation">Ford Foundation</a>, and approximately $500,000 from the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Kennedy family</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p564_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p564-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nyt-09031971_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-09031971-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other major donors included <a href="/wiki/J._Willard_Marriott" title="J. Willard Marriott">J. Willard Marriott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Merriweather_Post" title="Marjorie Merriweather Post">Marjorie Merriweather Post</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller_III" title="John D. Rockefeller III">John D. Rockefeller III</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Woodruff" title="Robert W. Woodruff">Robert W. Woodruff</a>, as well as many corporate donors.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-09031971_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-09031971-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Foreign countries provided gifts to the Kennedy Center, including a gift of 3,700 tons of <a href="/wiki/Carrara_marble" title="Carrara marble">Carrara marble</a> from Italy (worth $1.5 million) from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Italy" title="Government of Italy">Italian government</a>, which was used in the building's construction.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-gifts_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-gifts-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction">Construction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LBJ_Groundbreaking_Kennedy_Center.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/LBJ_Groundbreaking_Kennedy_Center.jpg/170px-LBJ_Groundbreaking_Kennedy_Center.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/LBJ_Groundbreaking_Kennedy_Center.jpg/255px-LBJ_Groundbreaking_Kennedy_Center.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/LBJ_Groundbreaking_Kennedy_Center.jpg/340px-LBJ_Groundbreaking_Kennedy_Center.jpg 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="439" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Roger_L._Stevens" title="Roger L. Stevens">Roger L. Stevens</a> (left) watches as President <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> breaks ground December 2, 1964.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gala_opening_of_J.F.K._Performing_Arts_Center_(Presidential_box_-_Kennedy_family,_including_Rose_Kennedy)_(cropped1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Gala_opening_of_J.F.K._Performing_Arts_Center_%28Presidential_box_-_Kennedy_family%2C_including_Rose_Kennedy%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg/220px-Gala_opening_of_J.F.K._Performing_Arts_Center_%28Presidential_box_-_Kennedy_family%2C_including_Rose_Kennedy%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Gala_opening_of_J.F.K._Performing_Arts_Center_%28Presidential_box_-_Kennedy_family%2C_including_Rose_Kennedy%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg/330px-Gala_opening_of_J.F.K._Performing_Arts_Center_%28Presidential_box_-_Kennedy_family%2C_including_Rose_Kennedy%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Gala_opening_of_J.F.K._Performing_Arts_Center_%28Presidential_box_-_Kennedy_family%2C_including_Rose_Kennedy%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg/440px-Gala_opening_of_J.F.K._Performing_Arts_Center_%28Presidential_box_-_Kennedy_family%2C_including_Rose_Kennedy%29_%28cropped1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1794" data-file-height="1190" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rose_Kennedy" title="Rose Kennedy">Rose Kennedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Ted Kennedy</a> in the presidential box during the center's opening gala on September 8, 1971</figcaption></figure> <p>President <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> dug the ceremonial first-shovel of earth at the <a href="/wiki/Groundbreaking" title="Groundbreaking">groundbreaking</a> for the Kennedy Center December 2, 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p560_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p560-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, debate continued for another year over the <a href="/wiki/Foggy_Bottom" title="Foggy Bottom">Foggy Bottom</a> site, with some advocating for another location on <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Avenue_(Washington,_D.C.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)">Pennsylvania Avenue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p564_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p564-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Earthworks_(engineering)" title="Earthworks (engineering)">Excavation</a> of the site got underway on December 11, 1965, and the site was cleared by January 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-meersman-p568_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meersman-p568-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first performance was September 5, 1971, with 2,200 members of the general public in attendance to see a premiere of <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein" title="Leonard Bernstein">Leonard Bernstein</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Mass_(theatre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mass (theatre)">Mass</a></i> in the Opera House,<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-robertson_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-robertson-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the center's official opening took place September 8, 1971, with a formal gala and premiere performance of the Bernstein <i>Mass</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-09021971_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-09021971-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Concert Hall was inaugurated September 9, 1971, with a performance by the <a href="/wiki/National_Symphony_Orchestra_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Symphony Orchestra (United States)">National Symphony Orchestra</a> conducted by <a href="/wiki/Antal_Dor%C3%A1ti" title="Antal Doráti">Antal Doráti</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-09021971_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-09021971-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Ginastera" title="Alberto Ginastera">Alberto Ginastera</a>'s opera, <i><a href="/wiki/Beatrix_Cenci" title="Beatrix Cenci">Beatrix Cenci</a></i> premiered at the Kennedy Center Opera House September 10, 1971. The Eisenhower Theater was inaugurated October 18, 1971, with a performance of <i><a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Claire_Bloom" title="Claire Bloom">Claire Bloom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-chitrib_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chitrib-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture">Architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Architect <a href="/wiki/Edward_Durell_Stone" title="Edward Durell Stone">Edward Durell Stone</a> designed the Kennedy Center.<sup id="cite_ref-weeks_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weeks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, the building is 100 feet (30 m) high, 630 feet (190 m) long, and 300 feet (91 m) wide. The Kennedy Center features a 630-foot-long (190 m), 63-foot-high (19 m) grand foyer, with 16 hand-blown <a href="/wiki/Orrefors_glassworks" class="mw-redirect" title="Orrefors glassworks">Orrefors crystal</a> chandeliers (a gift from Sweden) and <a href="/wiki/Red_carpet" title="Red carpet">red carpeting</a>. The Hall of States and the Hall of Nations are both 250-foot-long (76 m), 63-foot-high (19 m) corridors. The building has drawn criticism about its location (far away from <a href="/wiki/Washington_Metro" title="Washington Metro">Washington Metro</a> stops), and for its scale and <a href="/wiki/Visual_appearance" title="Visual appearance">form</a>, although it has also drawn praise for its <a href="/wiki/Acoustics" title="Acoustics">acoustics</a>, and its <a href="/wiki/Terrace_(building)" title="Terrace (building)">terrace</a> overlooking the Potomac River.<sup id="cite_ref-weeks_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weeks-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In her book <i>On Architecture</i>, <a href="/wiki/Ada_Louise_Huxtable" title="Ada Louise Huxtable">Ada Louise Huxtable</a> called it "<a href="/wiki/Gem%C3%BCtlichkeit" title="Gemütlichkeit">gemütlich</a> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Speer" title="Albert Speer">Speer</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Huxtable_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huxtable-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cyril_M._Harris" title="Cyril M. Harris">Cyril M. Harris</a> designed the Kennedy Center's auditoriums and their acoustics.<sup id="cite_ref-Roth_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roth-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A key consideration is that many aircraft fly along the Potomac River and over the Kennedy Center, as they take off and land at the nearby <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Washington_National_Airport" title="Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport">Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport</a>. <a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopter</a> traffic over the Kennedy Center is also fairly high. To keep out this noise, the Kennedy Center was designed as a box within a box, giving each auditorium an extra outer shell.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the original structure was marked for expansion, a competition in 2013 selected <a href="/wiki/Steven_Holl" title="Steven Holl">Steven Holl Architects</a> to undertake the design.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The extension, called The REACH, opened in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artwork">Artwork</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Artwork"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennedy_Full_Bust_Performing_Arts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Kennedy_Full_Bust_Performing_Arts.jpg/170px-Kennedy_Full_Bust_Performing_Arts.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Kennedy_Full_Bust_Performing_Arts.jpg/255px-Kennedy_Full_Bust_Performing_Arts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Kennedy_Full_Bust_Performing_Arts.jpg/340px-Kennedy_Full_Bust_Performing_Arts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3036" data-file-height="4048" /></a><figcaption>Bust of John F. Kennedy by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Berks" title="Robert Berks">Robert Berks</a> located opposite the entrance to the Opera House in the Kennedy Center</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roof_of_the_Kennedy_Centre_for_the_Arts_(27681518011).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Roof_of_the_Kennedy_Centre_for_the_Arts_%2827681518011%29.jpg/220px-Roof_of_the_Kennedy_Centre_for_the_Arts_%2827681518011%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Roof_of_the_Kennedy_Centre_for_the_Arts_%2827681518011%29.jpg/330px-Roof_of_the_Kennedy_Centre_for_the_Arts_%2827681518011%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Roof_of_the_Kennedy_Centre_for_the_Arts_%2827681518011%29.jpg/440px-Roof_of_the_Kennedy_Centre_for_the_Arts_%2827681518011%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Pedestrians walking on the rooftop terrace that covers the lower walkway.</figcaption></figure> <p>The plaza entrance of the Kennedy Center features two <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tableau" class="extiw" title="wikt:tableau">tableaus</a> by German sculptor <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Weber_(Bildhauer)" class="extiw" title="de:Jürgen Weber (Bildhauer)">Jürgen Weber</a>; created between 1965 and 1971, which were a gift to the Kennedy Center from the <a href="/wiki/West_German" class="mw-redirect" title="West German">West German</a> government. Near the north end of the plaza is a display of nude figures in scenes representing <a href="/wiki/War_and_peace" class="mw-redirect" title="War and peace">war and peace</a>, called <i>War or Peace</i>. The piece, 8 ft × 50 ft × 1.5 ft (2.44 m × 15.24 m × 0.46 m), depicts five scenes showing the symbolism of war and peace: a war scene, murder, family, and creativity.<sup id="cite_ref-SOS_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOS-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the south end is <i>America</i> which represents Weber's image of America (8 × 50 × 1.5 ft.). Four scenes are depicted representing threats to liberty, technology, foreign aid and survival, and free speech.<sup id="cite_ref-SOS2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOS2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took the artist four years to sculpt the two reliefs in plaster, creating 200 castings, and another two years for the foundry in <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a> to cast the pieces. In 1994, the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Save_Outdoor_Sculpture!" title="Save Outdoor Sculpture!">Save Outdoor Sculpture!</a> program surveyed <i>War or Peace</i> and <i>America</i> and described them as being well maintained.<sup id="cite_ref-SOS_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOS-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SOS2_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOS2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another sculpture <i><a href="/wiki/Don_Quixote_(Teno)" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Quixote (Teno)">Don Quixote</a></i> by Aurelio Teno occupies a site near the northeast corner of the building. <a href="/wiki/King_Juan_Carlos_I" class="mw-redirect" title="King Juan Carlos I">King Juan Carlos I</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen_Sofia_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Sofia of Spain">Queen Sofia of Spain</a> gave the sculpture to the United States for its <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial" title="United States Bicentennial">Bicentennial</a>, June 3, 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-SHJ_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SHJ-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Venues">Venues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Venues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennedy_center_diagram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kennedy_center_diagram.svg/220px-Kennedy_center_diagram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kennedy_center_diagram.svg/330px-Kennedy_center_diagram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kennedy_center_diagram.svg/440px-Kennedy_center_diagram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="440" /></a><figcaption>Layout of the three main theaters at the Kennedy Center</figcaption></figure> <p>The Kennedy Center has three main theaters: the Concert Hall, the Opera House, and the Eisenhower Theater. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Concert_Hall">Concert Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Concert Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Messiah_Sing-Along_at_Kennedy_Center_2023_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The 51st annual Messiah Sing-Along is held in the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall, December 23, 2023." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Messiah_Sing-Along_at_Kennedy_Center_2023_01.jpg/220px-Messiah_Sing-Along_at_Kennedy_Center_2023_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Messiah_Sing-Along_at_Kennedy_Center_2023_01.jpg/330px-Messiah_Sing-Along_at_Kennedy_Center_2023_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Messiah_Sing-Along_at_Kennedy_Center_2023_01.jpg/440px-Messiah_Sing-Along_at_Kennedy_Center_2023_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3818" data-file-height="2197" /></a><figcaption>The 51st annual <i><a href="/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)" title="Messiah (Handel)">Messiah</a></i> Sing-Along is held in the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall, December 23, 2023.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Concert Hall, located at the south end of the center, seats 2,465<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including chorister seats and stage boxes, and has a seating arrangement similar to that used in many European halls such as <a href="/wiki/Musikverein" title="Musikverein">Musikverein</a> in Vienna. The Concert Hall is the largest performance space in the Kennedy Center and is the home of the <a href="/wiki/National_Symphony_Orchestra_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Symphony Orchestra (United States)">National Symphony Orchestra</a>. A 1997 renovation brought a high-tech acoustical canopy, handicap-<a href="/wiki/Accessibility" title="Accessibility">accessible</a> locations on every level, and new seating sections (onstage boxes, chorister seats, and parterre seats). The <a href="/wiki/Hadeland_Glassverk" title="Hadeland Glassverk">Hadeland</a> crystal chandeliers, given by the Norwegian government, were repositioned to provide a clearer view.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-gifts_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-gifts-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canadian organbuilder <a href="/wiki/Casavant_Fr%C3%A8res" title="Casavant Frères">Casavant Frères</a> constructed and installed a new pipe organ in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-Wakin_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wakin-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opera_House">Opera House</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Opera House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Opera House, in the middle, has approximately 2,347<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> seats. Its interior features include walls covered in red velvet, a distinctive red and gold silk curtain, given by the Japanese government, and <a href="/wiki/J._%26_L._Lobmeyr" title="J. & L. Lobmeyr">Lobmeyr</a> crystal chandelier with matching pendants, a gift from the government of <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-gifts_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-gifts-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the major opera, ballet, and large-scale musical venue of the center, and closed during the 2003/2004 season for extensive renovations which provided a revised seating arrangement and redesigned entrances at the orchestra level.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_National_Opera" title="Washington National Opera">Washington National Opera</a> and the annual <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Center_Honors" title="Kennedy Center Honors">Kennedy Center Honors</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eisenhower_Theater">Eisenhower Theater</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Eisenhower Theater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eisenhower Theater, on the north side, seats about 1,161<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is named for President <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a>, who signed the National Cultural Center Act into law on September 2, 1958. It primarily hosts plays and musicals, smaller-scale operas, ballet, and contemporary dance. The theater contains an orchestra pit for up to 35 musicians that is convertible to a forestage or additional seating space. The venue reopened in October 2008, following a 16-month renovation which altered the color scheme and seating arrangements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_performance_venues">Other performance venues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other performance venues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Theater_Lab,_Kennedy_Center.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Theater_Lab%2C_Kennedy_Center.jpg/220px-Theater_Lab%2C_Kennedy_Center.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Theater_Lab%2C_Kennedy_Center.jpg/330px-Theater_Lab%2C_Kennedy_Center.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Theater_Lab%2C_Kennedy_Center.jpg/440px-Theater_Lab%2C_Kennedy_Center.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to the Theater Lab</figcaption></figure> <p>Other performance venues in the center include: </p> <ul><li><b>Justice Forum</b> is a 144 seat<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> lecture hall located at The Reach. Intended for film screenings, presentations, and ensembles this space is equipped with projection screens and the seats have a table arm for note-taking,</li> <li><b>Millennium Stage</b>. with 235 seats. Part of the concept of "Performing Arts for Everyone" launched by Chairman <a href="/wiki/James_A._Johnson_(businessman)" title="James A. Johnson (businessman)">James Johnson</a> in the winter of 1997, the Millennium Stage provides free performances at 6:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday on two specially created stages at either end of the Grand Foyer. A Millennium Stage film is shown at 3:00 pm on Sundays. A broad range of art forms are featured on the Millennium Stage. These include performing artists and groups from all 50 states and an Artist-in-Residence program featuring artists performing several evenings in a month. Every show on the Millennium Stage is available as a simulcast of the live show at 6:00 pm, and is archived for later viewing via the Kennedy Center's website.</li> <li><b>River Pavilion</b> is a 268 capacity<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> flexible interior space located at The Reach. Complete with a cafe this space offers brilliant views of the Potomac River. A wall of windows allows for natural sunlight and views of the reflecting pools and the Presidential Grove of Ginkgo trees.</li> <li><b>Room PT-109</b> is a meeting space at The Reach with a capacity for 85.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Great for meetings, dinners and conference breakout sessions. This space overlooks the reflecting pool.</li> <li><b>Skylight Pavilion</b> Located at The Reach and with capacity for 425<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this vaulted ceiling space offers expansive views of the river and hosts events, receptions and dinners under the multiple glass skylights.</li> <li><b>Studio F</b> is large multipurpose rehearsal room located at The Reach. This space is larger than Studio J with a capacity of 164.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Equipped with ballet barres and mirrors this space can be a green room, rehearsal space, breakout room or used for a reception or dinner.</li> <li><b>Studio J</b> is a multipurpose rehearsal room located at The Reach. This space is complete with ballet barres mirrors. Suitable for a green room, meeting space, reception, or dinner. This space has a capacity of 50.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Studio K</b> is the largest multipurpose room at The Reach. With a capacity of 350<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this space contains a viewing balcony and can be used for a variety of events, performances, theater, or breakout sessions. It is now home to the Kennedy Center Jazz Club.</li> <li><b>The Family Theater</b>, with 320<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> seats, opened December 9, 2005. It replaced the former <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a> Theater located adjacent to the Hall of States. Designed by the architectural firm Richter Cornbrooks Gribble, Inc. of Baltimore, the new theater incorporates a computerized rigging system; and a digital video projection system.</li> <li><b>The Terrace Gallery</b>. On March 12, 2003, the space formerly known as the Education Resource Center was officially designated the Terrace Gallery.</li> <li><b>The Terrace Theater</b>, with 490<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> seats, was constructed on the roof terrace level in the late 1970s as a Bicentennial gift from the people of Japan to the United States. It is used for chamber music, ballet and contemporary dance, and theater. The theater was renovated between 2015 and 2019 to update finishes, systems and make the venue <a href="/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" title="Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990">ADA</a> compliant.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>The Theater Lab</b>, with 399 seats, currently houses the whodunit <i><a href="/wiki/Shear_Madness" title="Shear Madness">Shear Madness</a></i> which has been playing continuously since August 1987.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="River_and_rooftop_terraces">River and rooftop terraces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: River and rooftop terraces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kennedy Center offers one of the few open-air rooftop terraces in Washington, D.C.; it is free of charge to the public from 10:00 a.m. until midnight each day, except when closed for private events. The wide terrace provides views in all four directions overlooking the <a href="/wiki/Rosslyn,_Arlington,_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia">Rosslyn</a> skyline in <a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington County, Virginia</a>, to the west; the Potomac River and National Airport to the south; the Washington Harbor and the Watergate complex to the north; and the <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial" title="Lincoln Memorial">Lincoln Memorial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of State">Department of State</a> buildings, <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi</a> embassy to the east. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_F._Kennedy_Center,_interior_000_0017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/John_F._Kennedy_Center%2C_interior_000_0017.jpg/170px-John_F._Kennedy_Center%2C_interior_000_0017.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/John_F._Kennedy_Center%2C_interior_000_0017.jpg/255px-John_F._Kennedy_Center%2C_interior_000_0017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/John_F._Kennedy_Center%2C_interior_000_0017.jpg/340px-John_F._Kennedy_Center%2C_interior_000_0017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>The Grand Foyer, at 63 feet (19 m) high and 630 feet (190 m) long, is one of the largest rooms in the world.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> If laid on its side, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument" title="Washington Monument">Washington Monument</a> would fit in this room with 75 feet (23 m) to spare.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Productions">Productions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Productions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" title="Special:EditPage/John F. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2011</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dance">Dance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>World premiere performances of Kennedy Center-commissioned works have been offered through a commissioning program for new ballet and dance works. These works have been created by America's foremost choreographers—Paul Taylor, <a href="/wiki/Lar_Lubovitch" title="Lar Lubovitch">Lar Lubovitch</a>, and Merce Cunningham—for leading American dance companies including <a href="/wiki/American_Ballet_Theatre" title="American Ballet Theatre">American Ballet Theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ballet_West" title="Ballet West">Ballet West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Ballet" title="Houston Ballet">Houston Ballet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_Ballet" title="Pacific Northwest Ballet">Pacific Northwest Ballet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Ballet" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Ballet">Pennsylvania Ballet</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Ballet" title="San Francisco Ballet">San Francisco Ballet</a>. The Kennedy Center formerly supported and produced the <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Farrell_Ballet" title="Suzanne Farrell Ballet">Suzanne Farrell Ballet</a> in performances at the center and on extended tours. </p><p>The center sponsors two annual dance residency programs for young people; Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell and the Dance Theatre of Harlem Residency Program, both now in their second decade. The Kennedy Center's Contemporary Dance series offers a wide range of artistic perspectives, from the foremost masters of the genre to the art form's newest and most exciting artists. In the 2008/2009 series, the Kennedy Center recognized Modern Masters of American Dance, bringing <a href="/wiki/Martha_Graham_Dance_Company" title="Martha Graham Dance Company">Martha Graham Dance Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merce_Cunningham_Dance_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Merce Cunningham Dance Company">Merce Cunningham Dance Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Lim%C3%B3n" title="José Limón">Limón Dance Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Morris_Dance_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Morris Dance Group">Mark Morris Dance Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Ailey_American_Dance_Theater" title="Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater">Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_T._Jones/Arnie_Zane_Dance_Company" title="Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company">Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Taylor_Dance_Company" title="Paul Taylor Dance Company">Paul Taylor Dance Company</a>. </p><p>The Center is known for its annual production of the ballet "<a href="/wiki/The_Nutcracker" title="The Nutcracker">The Nutcracker</a>". Over the years, it has been performed by various different companies throughout the United States. The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Ballet" title="Kansas City Ballet">Kansas City Ballet</a> performed "The Nutcracker" at the Kennedy Center in November 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_education">Public education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Public education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years the Kennedy Center has expanded its public education programs nationwide. The 2005 opening of the Family Theater has helped achieve this.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Performances_for_Young_Audiences">Performances for Young Audiences</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Performances for Young Audiences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Theater for Young Audiences (TYA)</dt></dl> <p>The 2008–2009 season programming for Performances for Young Audiences reached more than 100 performances for young people and their families and over 110 performances for school audiences. The season included four Kennedy Center-commissioned world premieres: <i>The Trumpet of the Swan</i>, a musical adapted by <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize" title="Pulitzer Prize">Pulitzer Prize</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Marsha_Norman" title="Marsha Norman">Marsha Norman</a> from the book by E.B. White with music by <a href="/wiki/Jason_Robert_Brown" title="Jason Robert Brown">Jason Robert Brown</a>;<i> Mermaids, Monsters, and the World Painted Purple</i>, a new play by Marco Ramirez; <i>Unleashed! The Secret Lives of White House Pets</i>, a new play by Allyson Currin in collaboration with the White House Historical Association; and <i>OMAN...O man!</i>, a new dance production conceived and directed by <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Allen" title="Debbie Allen">Debbie Allen</a> and is part of the center's Arab festival, <i>Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World</i>. Theater for Young Audiences on Tour toured with two nationally touring productions of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_Tollbooth" title="The Phantom Tollbooth">The Phantom Tollbooth</a></i> and <i>Blues Journey</i>. </p><p>On June 8, 2016, it was announced that the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences-commissioned musical Elephant & Piggie's We are in a Play!, with book and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Mo_Willems" title="Mo Willems">Mo Willems</a> and music by Deborah Wicks La Puma, transferred to the Off-Broadway <a href="/wiki/New_Victory_Theater" title="New Victory Theater">New Victory Theater</a> in January 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>National Symphony Orchestra Performances for Young Audiences</dt></dl> <p>Members of the National Symphony Orchestra will continue to present Teddy Bear Concerts throughout its seasons. During these concerts, children aged three to five bring their favorite stuffed animal to interactive musical programs featuring members of the NSO. Members of the NSO present NSO Ensemble Concerts, connecting music with various school subjects such as science and math, Kinderkonzerts, introducing kids to orchestral instruments and classical composers, as well as NSO Family Concerts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kennedy_Center_American_College_Theater_Festival_(KCACTF)"><span id="Kennedy_Center_American_College_Theater_Festival_.28KCACTF.29"></span>Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Started in 1969 by Roger L. Stevens, the Kennedy Center's founding chairman, the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Center_American_College_Theater_Festival" title="Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival">Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival</a> (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. The KCACTF has grown into a network of more than 600 academic institutions throughout the country, where theater departments and student artists showcase their work and receive outside assessment by KCACTF respondents. Since its establishment in 1969, KCACTF has reached more than 17.5 million theatergoing students and teachers nationwide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changing_Education_Through_the_Arts_(CETA)"><span id="Changing_Education_Through_the_Arts_.28CETA.29"></span>Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kennedy Center's CETA program's mission is make the arts a critical component in every child's education. CETA, which stands for Changing Education Through the Arts, creates professional development opportunities for teachers and school administrators. Each year over 700 teachers participate in approximately 60 courses that focus on ways to integrate the arts into their teaching.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kennedy Center's CETA program also partners with sixteen schools in the Washington DC Metro area to develop long-range plan for arts integration at their school. Two of these schools, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/parkwoodes/">Kensington Parkwood Elementary School</a> in Kensington, MD and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120322023028/http://www.fcps.edu/WoodburnES/woodburn_arts_integration.html">Woodburn Elementary School for the Fine and Communicative Arts</a> in Falls Church, Virginia serve as Research and Development schools for CETA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Exploring_Ballet_with_Suzanne_Farrell_(EBSF)"><span id="Exploring_Ballet_with_Suzanne_Farrell_.28EBSF.29"></span>Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell (EBSF)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell (EBSF)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell is a three-week summer ballet intensive for international pre-professional ballerinas ages 14–18. <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Farrell" title="Suzanne Farrell">Suzanne Farrell</a>, one of the most revered ballerinas of the 20th century, has been hosting this <a href="/wiki/Balanchine" class="mw-redirect" title="Balanchine">Balanchine</a>-inspired intensive at the Kennedy Center since 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-kennedy-center.org_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kennedy-center.org-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During their three weeks in Washington, D.C., Farrell's students practice technique and choreography during twice daily classes, six days per week. Outside of the classroom, excursions, activities and performance events are planned for EBSF students to fully immerse themselves in the culture of the nation's capital.<sup id="cite_ref-kennedy-center.org_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kennedy-center.org-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Art_and_Ideals_:_President_John_F._Kennedy">Art and Ideals : President John F. Kennedy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Art and Ideals : President John F. Kennedy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Opened in September 2022, <i>Art and Ideals : President John F. Kennedy</i>, is a permanent exhibit dedicated to President John F. Kennedy's relationship with art.<sup id="cite_ref-WPArtsandIdeals_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPArtsandIdeals-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exhibit has four sections, each explaining the role art played in culture, democracy, social change, and the <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> during Kennedy's presidency.<sup id="cite_ref-Rudig_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rudig-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Highlights_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Highlights-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exhibit was designed by architectural firm <a href="/wiki/KieranTimberlake" title="KieranTimberlake">KieranTimberlake</a>, curator Ileen Gallahger, and a committee of five U.S. historians.<sup id="cite_ref-Pentagran_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pentagran-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kennedy Center presents festivals celebrating cities, countries, and regions of the world. The festivals are filled with a wide range of performing arts, visual arts, cuisine, and multi-media. In 2008, the center presented an exploration of the culture of Japan entitled <i>Japan! culture + hyperculture</i>. The 2009 Arab festival was an unprecedented exploration of the culture of the 22 Arab countries in the League of Arab States, titled <i>Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World</i>. In 2011, the Kennedy Center presented <i>maximum INDIA</i>, a three-week-long celebration of the arts and culture of the sub-continent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jazz">Jazz</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Jazz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since its establishment in September 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has showcased jazz in solo, various ensembles, and big band settings. In 1994, the Kennedy Center appointed Dr. <a href="/wiki/Billy_Taylor" title="Billy Taylor">Billy Taylor</a> as Artistic Advisor for Jazz, and his first installation was his own radio show <i>Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center</i>. Featuring his trio and guest artists in performance and discussion, the series ran for seven seasons on <a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a>. Since Taylor's appointment in 1994, the center has initiated numerous performance programs to promote jazz on a national stage, featuring leading international artists and rising stars, including: the <a href="/wiki/Art_Tatum" title="Art Tatum">Art Tatum</a> Piano Panorama, named after Dr. Taylor's mentor; the <a href="/wiki/Louis_Armstrong" title="Louis Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a> Legacy, highlighting vocalists; the <a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_Williams" title="Mary Lou Williams">Mary Lou Williams</a> Women in Jazz Festival, the first festival by a major institution promoting outstanding female jazz artists; Beyond Category, featuring artists whose work transcends genre; the Platinum Series, with internationally acclaimed headliners; Jazz Ambassadors with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" title="United States Department of State">United States Department of State</a>, sending musicians on worldwide goodwill tours (1998–2004); the KC Jazz Club, a highly praised intimate setting; and Discovery Artists in the KC Jazz Club, highlighting up-and-coming talent. Kennedy Center and NPR annually collaborated on the beloved holiday broadcast 'NPR's Piano Jazz Christmas', until the retirement of host Marian McPartland, and hence the show, in 2011. Since 2003, the center's jazz programs have been regularly broadcast on NPR's <i>JazzSet</i> with <a href="/wiki/Dee_Dee_Bridgewater" title="Dee Dee Bridgewater">Dee Dee Bridgewater</a>. Recent highlights, produced by the center, have included <i>Great Vibes, A Salute to <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hampton" title="Lionel Hampton">Lionel Hampton</a></i> (1995); <i>Billy Taylor's 80th Birthday Celebration</i> (2002); <i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(jazz_singer)" title="Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)">Nancy Wilson</a>, A Career Celebration</i> (2003); <i><a href="/wiki/Michel_Legrand" title="Michel Legrand">Michel Legrand</a> with <a href="/wiki/Patti_Austin" title="Patti Austin">Patti Austin</a></i>, part of the center's Festival of France (2004); <i>A Tribute to <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Horn" title="Shirley Horn">Shirley Horn</a></i> (2004); <i><a href="/wiki/James_Moody_(saxophonist)" title="James Moody (saxophonist)">James Moody</a>'s 80th Birthday</i> (2005); and <i><a href="/wiki/Benny_Golson" title="Benny Golson">Benny Golson</a> at 80</i> (2009). In March 2007, the center hosted a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, Jazz in Our Time, which bestowed the center's Living Jazz Legend Award to over 30 revered artists. During Dr. Taylor's tenure, the center has created recognized educational initiatives, including national jazz satellite distance-learning programs; adult lecture series; master classes and workshops with national artists and local metropolitan Washington, D.C. students; and <a href="/wiki/Betty_Carter" title="Betty Carter">Betty Carter</a>'s Jazz Ahead—continuing the singer's legacy of identifying outstanding young talent. In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a> performed there as part of their <a href="/wiki/Cheek_to_Cheek_Tour" title="Cheek to Cheek Tour">Cheek to Cheek Tour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Symphony_Orchestra_(NSO)"><span id="National_Symphony_Orchestra_.28NSO.29"></span>National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2009_05_17_-_6179_-_Washington_DC_-_Kennedy_Center.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/2009_05_17_-_6179_-_Washington_DC_-_Kennedy_Center.jpg/220px-2009_05_17_-_6179_-_Washington_DC_-_Kennedy_Center.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/2009_05_17_-_6179_-_Washington_DC_-_Kennedy_Center.jpg/330px-2009_05_17_-_6179_-_Washington_DC_-_Kennedy_Center.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/2009_05_17_-_6179_-_Washington_DC_-_Kennedy_Center.jpg/440px-2009_05_17_-_6179_-_Washington_DC_-_Kennedy_Center.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>The National Symphony Orchestra playing in the Kennedy Center in 2009.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Symphony_Orchestra" title="National Symphony Orchestra">National Symphony Orchestra</a>, the Kennedy Center's artistic affiliate since 1987, has commissioned dozens of new works, among them <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Albert" title="Stephen Albert">Stephen Albert</a>'s <i>RiverRun</i>, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music; <a href="/wiki/Morton_Gould" title="Morton Gould">Morton Gould</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Stringmusic" title="Stringmusic">Stringmusic</a></i>, also a Pulitzer Prize-winner; <a href="/wiki/William_Bolcom" title="William Bolcom">William Bolcom</a>'s Sixth Symphony, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Reynolds" title="Roger Reynolds">Roger Reynolds</a>'s <i>george WASHINGTON</i>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Daugherty" title="Michael Daugherty">Michael Daugherty</a>'s <i>UFO</i>, a concerto for solo percussion and orchestra. </p><p>In addition to its regular season concerts, the National Symphony Orchestra presents outreach, education, and pops programs, as well as concerts at <a href="/wiki/Wolf_Trap_National_Park_for_the_Performing_Arts" title="Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts">Wolf Trap</a> each year. The annual American Residencies for the Kennedy Center is a program unique to the National Symphony Orchestra and the center. The center sends the Orchestra to a different state each year for an intensive period of performances and teaching encompassing full orchestral, chamber, and solo concerts, master classes and other teaching sessions. The Orchestra has given these residencies in 20 states so far: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North and South Carolina, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Nevada, and Wyoming/Montana. </p><p>The NSO recording of <a href="/wiki/John_Corigliano" title="John Corigliano">John Corigliano</a>'s <i>Of Rage and Remembrance</i> won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> in 1996. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performing_Arts_for_Everyone_(PAFE)"><span id="Performing_Arts_for_Everyone_.28PAFE.29"></span>Performing Arts for Everyone (PAFE)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Performing Arts for Everyone (PAFE)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kennedy Center is the only U.S. institution that presents a free performance 365 days a year, daily at 6pm (12 noon on December 24). The Millennium Stage, created as part of the center's Performing Arts for Everyone initiative in 1997 and underwritten by <a href="/wiki/James_A._Johnson_(businessman)" title="James A. Johnson (businessman)">James A. Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maxine_Isaacs" title="Maxine Isaacs">Maxine Isaacs</a>, features a broad spectrum of performing arts, from dance and jazz, to chamber music and folk, comedy, storytelling and theater. In the past twelve years, over three million people have attended Millennium Stage performances. The Millennium Stage has presented more than 42,000 artists, which includes over 4,000 international artists from more than 70 countries; performers representing all 50 states; and 20,000 Washington-area ensembles and solo artists. The Charlie Byrd Trio and the Billy Taylor Trio were the first artists to delight audiences with a free performance on March 1, 1997. In 1999, the center began web-casting each night's live performance, and continues to archive and maintain each event in a database of over 3,000 performances which may be accessed via the center's website. Performing Arts for Everyone initiatives also include low- and no-cost tickets available to performances on every stage of the Kennedy Center, and several outreach programs designed to increase access to Kennedy Center tickets and performances. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Conservatory_Project">The Conservatory Project</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: The Conservatory Project"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An initiative of the Millennium Stage, the Conservatory Project is a semi-annual event occurring in February and May that is designed to present the best young musical artists in classical, jazz, musical theater, and opera from leading undergraduate and graduate conservatories, colleges and universities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artist_Residencies">Artist Residencies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Artist Residencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kennedy Center hosts residencies for artists to collaborate with the center's performing ensembles, programmers, and community initiatives. The center holds positions for Composer-in-Residence, Education Artist-in-Residence, and Culture Artist-in-Residence. The current artists-in-residence are <a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">The Roots</a>, author <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Woodson" title="Jacqueline Woodson">Jacqueline Woodson</a>, composer <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Simon_(composer)" title="Carlos Simon (composer)">Carlos Simon</a>, and pianist <a href="/wiki/Robert_Glasper" title="Robert Glasper">Robert Glasper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theater">Theater</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Theater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The center has co-produced more than 300 new works of theater over the past 43 years, including Tony-winning shows ranging from <i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> in 1977 to <i><a href="/wiki/A_Few_Good_Men_(play)" title="A Few Good Men (play)">A Few Good Men</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Succeed_in_Business_Without_Really_Trying_(musical)" title="How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_King_and_I" title="The King and I">The King and I</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Titanic_(musical)" title="Titanic (musical)">Titanic</a></i>, and the American premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical)" title="Les Misérables (musical)">Les Misérables</a></i>. The center also produced the <i>Sondheim Celebration</i> (six <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> musicals) in 2002, <i>Tennessee Williams Explored</i> (three of <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Williams" title="Tennessee Williams">Tennessee Williams</a>' classic plays) in 2004, <i><a href="/wiki/Mame_(musical)" title="Mame (musical)">Mame</a></i> starring Christine Baranski in 2006, <i><a href="/wiki/Carnival!" title="Carnival!">Carnival!</a></i> in 2007, <a href="/wiki/August_Wilson" title="August Wilson">August Wilson</a>'s <i>Pittsburgh Cycle</i> (Wilson's complete ten-play cycle performed as fully staged readings) and <i><a href="/wiki/Broadway:_Three_Generations" title="Broadway: Three Generations">Broadway: Three Generations</a></i> both in 2008, and a new production of <i><a href="/wiki/Ragtime_(musical)" title="Ragtime (musical)">Ragtime</a></i> in 2009. The Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays has provided critical support in the development of 135 new theatrical works. In 2011, a new production of <i><a href="/wiki/Follies" title="Follies">Follies</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Bernadette_Peters" title="Bernadette Peters">Bernadette Peters</a> opened at the Eisenhower Theater, and transferred to <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> that fall.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kennedy_Center_Honors">Kennedy Center Honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Kennedy Center Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Photograph_of_President_William_Jefferson_Clinton_and_First_Lady_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_Attending_the_Kennedy_Center_Honors_Gala_at_the_Kennedy_Center_in_Washington,_D.C._-_NARA_-_5722475.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Photograph_of_President_William_Jefferson_Clinton_and_First_Lady_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_Attending_the_Kennedy_Center_Honors_Gala_at_the_Kennedy_Center_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_NARA_-_5722475.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Photograph_of_President_William_Jefferson_Clinton_and_First_Lady_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_Attending_the_Kennedy_Center_Honors_Gala_at_the_Kennedy_Center_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_NARA_-_5722475.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Photograph_of_President_William_Jefferson_Clinton_and_First_Lady_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_Attending_the_Kennedy_Center_Honors_Gala_at_the_Kennedy_Center_in_Washington%2C_D.C._-_NARA_-_5722475.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="401" /></a><figcaption>President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton attending the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2000</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Center_Honors" title="Kennedy Center Honors">Kennedy Center Honors</a></div> <p>Since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors have been awarded annually by the center<a href="#Management">'s Board of Trustees</a>. Each year, five artists or groups are honored for their lifetime contributions to American culture and the performing arts, including dance, music, theater, opera, film, and television.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mark_Twain_Prize_for_American_Humor">Mark Twain Prize for American Humor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Twain_Prize_for_American_Humor" title="Mark Twain Prize for American Humor">Mark Twain Prize for American Humor</a></div> <p>The Kennedy Center has awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor annually since 1998. Named after the 19th-century humorist <a href="/wiki/Mark_Twain" title="Mark Twain">Mark Twain</a>, it is presented to individuals who have "had an impact on American society in ways similar to" Twain.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_performing_arts_organizations">Local performing arts organizations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Local performing arts organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many local arts organizations present (or have presented) their work at the Kennedy Center. Some of these include: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col div-col-rules" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Chorus" title="The Washington Chorus">The Washington Chorus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_Choral_Society" title="Cathedral Choral Society">The Cathedral Choral Society of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choral_Arts_Society_of_Washington" title="Choral Arts Society of Washington">Choral Arts Society of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opera_Lafayette" title="Opera Lafayette">Opera Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VSA_(Kennedy_Center)" title="VSA (Kennedy Center)">VSA arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Ballet" title="The Washington Ballet">The Washington Ballet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Concert_Opera" title="Washington Concert Opera">Washington Concert Opera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_National_Opera" title="Washington National Opera">Washington National Opera</a></li> <li>Washington Performing Arts Society<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woolly_Mammoth_Theatre_Company" title="Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company">Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Concert_Artists" title="Young Concert Artists">Young Concert Artists</a> of Washington<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_events">Other events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Other events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kennedy Center regularly hosts special <a href="/wiki/Inauguration_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Inauguration Day">Inauguration Day</a> events and <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gala" class="extiw" title="wikt:gala">galas</a> during the start of each presidential term. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial" title="United States Bicentennial">United States Bicentennial</a>, the Kennedy Center hosted numerous special events throughout 1976, including six commissioned plays.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The center hosted free performances by groups from each state.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1976, <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Baryshnikov" title="Mikhail Baryshnikov">Mikhail Baryshnikov</a>'s version of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nutcracker" title="The Nutcracker">The Nutcracker</a></i> ballet played for two weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1977, the Opera House hosted <a href="/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw" title="George Bernard Shaw">George Bernard Shaw</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Caesar_and_Cleopatra_(play)" title="Caesar and Cleopatra (play)">Caesar and Cleopatra</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Rex_Harrison" title="Rex Harrison">Rex Harrison</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Ashley" title="Elizabeth Ashley">Elizabeth Ashley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/American_Ballet_Theatre" title="American Ballet Theatre">American Ballet Theatre</a> has also frequently performed at the Kennedy Center.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The troupe's 2004 production of <i><a href="/wiki/Swan_Lake" title="Swan Lake">Swan Lake</a></i>, choreographed by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McKenzie_(dancer)" title="Kevin McKenzie (dancer)">Kevin McKenzie</a>, was taped there, shown on <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> in June 2005, and released on DVD shortly after. Productions of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lion_King_(musical)" title="The Lion King (musical)">The Lion King</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Nunn" title="Trevor Nunn">Trevor Nunn</a>'s production of <i><a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a></i> (choreographed by <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Bourne" title="Matthew Bourne">Matthew Bourne</a>) were presented in the 2007–2008 season, to name a few.<sup id="cite_ref-smith_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smith-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>The Kennedy Center at 50</i>, a concert to celebrate the center's 50th anniversary, was held on September 14, 2021, and aired on <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> on October 1, 2021. <a href="/wiki/Audra_McDonald" title="Audra McDonald">Audra McDonald</a> hosted, and First lady <a href="/wiki/Jill_Biden" title="Jill Biden">Jill Biden</a> gave opening remarks.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Millennium_Stage_Archives">Millennium Stage Archives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Millennium Stage Archives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Lady_Melania_Trump_at_the_Kennedy_Center_(48415137691).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/First_Lady_Melania_Trump_at_the_Kennedy_Center_%2848415137691%29.jpg/170px-First_Lady_Melania_Trump_at_the_Kennedy_Center_%2848415137691%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/First_Lady_Melania_Trump_at_the_Kennedy_Center_%2848415137691%29.jpg/255px-First_Lady_Melania_Trump_at_the_Kennedy_Center_%2848415137691%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/First_Lady_Melania_Trump_at_the_Kennedy_Center_%2848415137691%29.jpg/340px-First_Lady_Melania_Trump_at_the_Kennedy_Center_%2848415137691%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1333" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>The Millennium Stage in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>The Kennedy Center stages free daily performances on its <b>Millennium Stage</b> in the <b>Grand Foyer</b>. Featured on the Millennium Stage are a range of art forms, including performing artists and groups. </p><p>The two theaters of The Millennium Stage are equipped with lights, sound systems, and cameras. Every free event performed at this stage is recorded and archived on the Kennedy Center's website. These archives have been available to the public for free since 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="VSA">VSA</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: VSA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/VSA_(Kennedy_Center)" title="VSA (Kennedy Center)">VSA (Kennedy Center)</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennedy_center_at_night.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kennedy_center_at_night.jpg/220px-Kennedy_center_at_night.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kennedy_center_at_night.jpg/330px-Kennedy_center_at_night.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Kennedy_center_at_night.jpg/440px-Kennedy_center_at_night.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption>Kennedy Center at night</figcaption></figure><p>VSA (formerly VSA arts) is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Jean_Kennedy_Smith" title="Jean Kennedy Smith">Jean Kennedy Smith</a> to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. VSA provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to support arts programming in schools and communities. VSA showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year 7 million people participate in VSA programs through a nationwide network of affiliates and in 54 countries around the world. Affiliated with the Kennedy Center since 2005, VSA was officially merged into the organization in 2011 to become part of the center's Department of VSA and Accessibility. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Renovations_and_expansion">Renovations and expansion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Renovations and expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 16, 1971, Congress authorized appropriations for one year to the Board of Trustees for operating and maintenance expenses. In following years, the appropriations were provided to the National Park Service for operations, maintenance, security, safety and other functions not directly related to the performing arts activities.<sup id="cite_ref-gao1993-p2_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao1993-p2-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The National Park Service and the Kennedy Center signed a cooperative agreement requiring each party to pay a portion of the operating and maintenance costs based on what proportion of time the building was to be used for performing arts functions. The agreement did not specify who was responsible for long-term capital improvement projects at the Kennedy Center, along with only periodic funding by Congress for one-time projects.<sup id="cite_ref-gao1993-p3_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao1993-p3-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990–2005"><span id="1990.E2.80.932005"></span>1990–2005</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: 1990–2005"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In fiscal years 1991 and 1992, Congress recommended that $27.7 million be allocated for capital improvement projects at the center, including $12 million for structural repairs to the garage and $15.7 million for structural and mechanical repairs, as well as projects for improving handicapped access.<sup id="cite_ref-gao1993-p4_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao1993-p4-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1994, Congress gave full responsibility to the Kennedy Center for capital improvement projects and facility management.<sup id="cite_ref-gao2005-p1_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao2005-p1-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1995 to 2005, over $200 million of federal funds were allocated to the Kennedy Center for long-term capital projects, repairs, and to bring the center into compliance with modern <a href="/wiki/Fire_safety" title="Fire safety">fire safety</a> and accessibility codes.<sup id="cite_ref-gao2005-p1_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao2005-p1-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Improvements included <a href="/wiki/Renovation" title="Renovation">renovation</a> of the Concert Hall, Opera House, plaza-level public spaces, and a new fire alarm system.<sup id="cite_ref-gao2005-p3_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao2005-p3-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The renovations projects were completed 13 to 50 percent over budget, due to modifications of plans during the renovations resulting in <a href="/wiki/Overtime" title="Overtime">overtime</a> and other penalties.<sup id="cite_ref-gao2005-p4_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao2005-p4-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Renovations to the Eisenhower Theater were completed in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-smith_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smith-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013–present"><span id="2013.E2.80.93present"></span>2013–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: 2013–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennedy_center_illumination.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Kennedy_center_illumination.JPG/220px-Kennedy_center_illumination.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Kennedy_center_illumination.JPG/330px-Kennedy_center_illumination.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Kennedy_center_illumination.JPG/440px-Kennedy_center_illumination.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>The Kennedy Center lights up in rainbow colors every year in the weeks preceding the annual Kennedy Center Honors.</figcaption></figure> <p>Beginning in 2013, the center commenced with an 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m<sup>2</sup>) expansion project on four acres in the center's South Plaza. The expansion adds classroom, rehearsal, and performance space and includes three pavilions (the Welcome Pavilion, the Skylight Pavilion, and the River Pavilion), <a href="/wiki/Reflecting_pool" title="Reflecting pool">reflecting pool</a>, a tree grove, a sloping lawn to be used for outdoor performances, and a <a href="/wiki/Pedestrian_bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedestrian bridge">pedestrian bridge</a> over <a href="/wiki/Rock_Creek_Parkway" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock Creek Parkway">Rock Creek Parkway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-McGlone_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McGlone-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Expansion_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Expansion-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The architect is <a href="/wiki/Steven_Holl" title="Steven Holl">Steven Holl</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Expansion_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Expansion-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with assistance from architectural firm <a href="/wiki/BNIM" title="BNIM">BNIM</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BNIM_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNIM-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Hollander" title="Edmund Hollander">Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects</a> is the landscape architect.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Plans for the project began after <a href="/wiki/David_M._Rubenstein" class="mw-redirect" title="David M. Rubenstein">David M. Rubenstein</a> donated $50 million to the center.<sup id="cite_ref-BNIM_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNIM-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A groundbreaking ceremony took place in December 2014. Originally estimated to cost $100 million, the cost of the project grew to $175 million, and design changes and a major <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Water_and_Sewer_Authority#DC_Water_Clean_Rivers_Project" title="District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority">D.C. sewer project</a> significantly delayed construction. The expansion, entitled the REACH, opened on September 7, 2019, with an opening arts festival.<sup id="cite_ref-Expansion_69-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Expansion-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fundraising goal for the new REACH expansion grew to $250 million<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as the project progressed, and the target was achieved just two days before opening. Since its opening, the REACH has received several design awards, such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Architect%27s_Newspaper" title="The Architect's Newspaper">The Architect's Newspaper</a>'</i>s Best of the Year Award in the Cultural category and an Honor Award in the 2020 <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Architects" title="American Institute of Architects">AIA New York</a> Design Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Management">Management</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennedy_Center_(53844537746).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Kennedy_Center_%2853844537746%29.jpg/220px-Kennedy_Center_%2853844537746%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Kennedy_Center_%2853844537746%29.jpg/330px-Kennedy_Center_%2853844537746%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Kennedy_Center_%2853844537746%29.jpg/440px-Kennedy_Center_%2853844537746%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a><figcaption>The entrance</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to 1980, daily operations of the Kennedy Center were overseen by the chairman of the board of directors, and by the board itself. Aspects of the center's programming and operations were overseen by various other people. George London was the Kennedy Center's first executive director (often called "artistic director" by the press, although that was not the formal title), serving from 1968 to 1970,<sup id="cite_ref-LondonGala_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LondonGala-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while William McCormick Blair, Jr. was its first administrative director.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Julius Rudel took over as music director in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-Hectic_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hectic-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1972, Martin Feinstein replaced London and held the position of artistic director until 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-FeinsteinObit_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FeinsteinObit-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Marta_Casals_Istomin" title="Marta Casals Istomin">Marta Casals Istomin</a> was named the first female artistic director in 1980, a position she held until 1990;<sup id="cite_ref-RutterNamed_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RutterNamed-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she was also the first person to be formally invested with that title.<sup id="cite_ref-Monitor_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Monitor-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cummings_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cummings-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1991, the board created the position of chief operating officer to remove the day-to-day operations of the Kennedy Center from the chairman and board. Lawrence Wilker was hired to fill the position, which later was retitled president.<sup id="cite_ref-BoyleKaiserGoes_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoyleKaiserGoes-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The artistic director continued to oversee artistic programming, under the president's direction. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kaiser" title="Michael Kaiser">Michael Kaiser</a> became president of the Kennedy Center in 2001. He left the organization when his contract expired in September 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-BoyleKaiserGoes_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoyleKaiserGoes-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pogrebin_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pogrebin-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2014, <a href="/wiki/Deborah_F._Rutter" class="mw-redirect" title="Deborah F. Rutter">Deborah F. Rutter</a> became its third president; she is the first woman to hold that post. Rutter had previously been president of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Chicago Symphony Orchestra">Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association</a>, a position she held from 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-RutterNamed_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RutterNamed-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015 Rutter tapped renowned arts organizations executive <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Van_Leer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Van Leer (page does not exist)">Robert Van Leer</a> to assist with leadership and expansions.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Board_of_Trustees">Board of Trustees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Board of Trustees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, formally known as the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, maintains and administers the center and its site. <a href="/wiki/David_Rubenstein" title="David Rubenstein">David M. Rubenstein</a> is the chairman of the board.<sup id="cite_ref-trustees_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trustees-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The honorary chair members of the board are the <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="First Lady of the United States">First Lady</a> and her living predecessors. Members of the board are specified by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">20 USC 76h</a> and include <i><a href="/wiki/Ex_officio" class="mw-redirect" title="Ex officio">ex officio</a></i> members such as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services" title="United States Secretary of Health and Human Services">Secretary of Health and Human Services</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Librarian_of_Congress" title="Librarian of Congress">Librarian of Congress</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> (substituting for the director of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Information_Agency" title="United States Information Agency">United States Information Agency</a> after that agency was abolished), the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Commission_of_Fine_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Commission of Fine Arts">Commission of Fine Arts</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Washington,_D.C." title="List of mayors of Washington, D.C.">Mayor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>, the Superintendent of <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Public_Schools" title="District of Columbia Public Schools">schools of the District of Columbia</a>, the Director of the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Education" title="United States Secretary of Education">Secretary of Education</a> and the Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>, as well as 36 general trustees appointed by the president of the United States for six-year terms.<sup id="cite_ref-trustees_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trustees-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_memorials_to_John_F._Kennedy" class="mw-redirect" title="List of memorials to John F. Kennedy">List of memorials to John F. Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_theaters_in_Washington,_D.C." title="List of theaters in Washington, D.C.">List of theaters in Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Washington,_D.C." title="Architecture of Washington, D.C.">Architecture of Washington, D.C.</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-sbccstw-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sbccstw_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sbccstw_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tL9eAAAAIBAJ&pg=2328%2C3245154">"U.S. capital seeks to build culture center"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Lewiston_Morning_Tribune" title="Lewiston Morning Tribune">Lewiston Morning Tribune</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. 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D.C.</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Memorials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_Memorial_(Saint-Gaudens)" title="Adams Memorial (Saint-Gaudens)">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_American_Civil_War_Memorial_Museum" title="African American Civil War Memorial Museum">African American Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Veterans_Disabled_for_Life_Memorial" title="American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial">American Veterans Disabled for Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belmont%E2%80%93Paul_Women%27s_Equality_National_Monument" title="Belmont–Paul Women's Equality National Monument">Belmont–Paul Women's Equality National Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_McLeod_Bethune_Memorial" title="Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial">Mary McLeod Bethune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boy_Scout_Memorial" 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War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein_Memorial" title="Albert Einstein Memorial">Albert Einstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emancipation_Memorial" title="Emancipation Memorial">Emancipation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower_Memorial" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ericsson_Memorial" title="John Ericsson Memorial">John Ericsson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_David_Farragut_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Statue of David Farragut (Washington, D.C.)">David Farragut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Division_Monument" title="First Division Monument">First Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallaudet_Memorial" title="Gallaudet Memorial">Thomas Gallaudet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield_Monument" title="James A. Garfield Monument">James A. Garfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kahlil_Gibran_Memorial_Garden_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden (Washington, D.C.)">Kahlil Gibran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Gompers_Memorial" title="Samuel Gompers Memorial">Samuel Gompers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant_Memorial" title="Ulysses S. Grant Memorial">Ulysses S. Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Holocaust_Memorial_Museum" title="United States Holocaust Memorial Museum">Holocaust Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holodomor_Genocide_Memorial,_Washington,_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Holodomor Genocide Memorial, Washington, DC">Holodomor Genocide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Andrew_Jackson_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson (Washington, D.C.)">Andrew Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_American_Memorial_to_Patriotism_During_World_War_II" title="Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II">Japanese American Patriotism During World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Memorial" title="Jefferson Memorial">Jefferson Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_Baines_Johnson_Memorial_Grove_on_the_Potomac" title="Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac">Lyndon Baines Johnson Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Jones_Memorial" title="John Paul Jones Memorial">John Paul Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_the_Marquis_de_Lafayette_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (Washington, D.C.)">Marquis de Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Law_Enforcement_Officers_Memorial" title="National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial">Law Enforcement Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial" title="Lincoln Memorial">Lincoln Memorial</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_(Lincoln_Memorial)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)">statue</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Memorial" title="Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial">Martin Luther King, Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War_Veterans_Memorial" title="Korean War Veterans Memorial">Korean War Veterans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mason_Memorial" title="George Mason Memorial">George Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_B._McClellan" title="Equestrian statue of George B. McClellan">George B. McClellan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Gordon_Meade_Memorial" title="George Gordon Meade Memorial">George Meade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Muhlenberg_Memorial" title="Peter Muhlenberg Memorial">Peter Muhlenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Statuary_Hall_Collection" title="National Statuary Hall Collection">National Statuary Hall Collection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_%E2%80%93_Merchant_Marine_Memorial" title="Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial">Navy – Merchant Marine</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nuns_of_the_Battlefield" title="Nuns of the Battlefield">Nuns of the Battlefield</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peace_Monument" title="Peace Monument">Peace Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing_General_of_the_Armies" title="John J. Pershing General of the Armies">John J. Pershing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Division_Memorial" title="Second Division Memorial">Second Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_to_the_56_Signers_of_the_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence">Signers of the Declaration of Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Extra_Mile" title="The Extra Mile">The Extra Mile</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Soldiers_(statue)" title="Three Soldiers (statue)">Three Soldiers</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_the_Comte_de_Rochambeau" title="Statue of the Comte de Rochambeau">Jean de Rochambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt_Memorial" title="Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial">Franklin Delano Roosevelt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Island" title="Theodore Roosevelt Island">Theodore Roosevelt Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taras_Shevchenko_Memorial" title="Taras Shevchenko Memorial">Taras Shevchenko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statues_of_the_Liberators" title="Statues of the Liberators">Statues of the Liberators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Straus_Memorial" title="Oscar Straus Memorial">Oscar Straus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Taft_Memorial" title="Robert A. Taft Memorial">Robert A. Taft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titanic_Memorial_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Titanic Memorial (Washington, D.C.)"><i>Titanic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Memorial" title="United States Navy Memorial">United States Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victims_of_Communism_Memorial" title="Victims of Communism Memorial">Victims of Communism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial" title="Vietnam Veterans Memorial">Vietnam Veterans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Women%27s_Memorial" title="Vietnam Women's Memorial">Vietnam Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument" title="Washington Monument">Washington Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster_Memorial" title="Daniel Webster Memorial">Daniel Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_World_War_I_Memorial_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="National World War I Memorial (Washington, D.C.)">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_World_War_II_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="National World War II Memorial">World War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Pool" title="Rainbow Pool">Rainbow Pool</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception" title="Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception">Basilica of the Immaculate Conception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_House" title="Blair House">Blair House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Reflecting_Pool" title="Capitol Reflecting Pool">Capitol Reflecting Pool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Cemetery" title="Congressional Cemetery">Congressional Cemetery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAR_Constitution_Hall" title="DAR Constitution Hall">DAR Constitution Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exorcist_steps" title="Exorcist steps"><i>Exorcist</i> steps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Mail_Marker" title="First Air Mail Marker">First Air Mail Marker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford%27s_Theatre" title="Ford's Theatre">Ford's Theatre</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Petersen_House" title="Petersen House">Petersen House</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Douglass_National_Historic_Site" title="Frederick Douglass National Historic Site">Frederick Douglass National Historic Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healy_Hall" title="Healy Hall">Healy Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Center_of_Washington" title="Islamic Center of Washington">Islamic Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Pier" title="Jefferson Pier">Jefferson Pier</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_Building" title="Thomas Jefferson Building">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Adams_Building" title="John Adams Building">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Madison_Memorial_Building" title="James Madison Memorial Building">Madison</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Arboretum" title="United States National Arboretum">National Arboretum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Capitol_Columns" title="National Capitol Columns">National Capitol Columns</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Building_Museum" title="National Building Museum">National Building Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art" title="National Gallery of Art">National Gallery of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_Lincoln%27s_Cottage_at_the_Soldiers%27_Home" title="President 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href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church,_Lafayette_Square" title="St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square">St. John's Episcopal Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Arts_of_War_and_The_Arts_of_Peace" title="The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace"><i>The Arts of War</i> and <i>The Arts of Peace</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tidal_Basin" title="Tidal Basin">Tidal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treasury_Building_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.)">Treasury Building</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freedman%27s_Bank_Building" title="Freedman's Bank Building">Freedman's Bank Building</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tudor_Place" title="Tudor Place">Tudor Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Union_Station" title="Washington Union Station">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Hill" title="Capitol Hill">Capitol Hill</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Dupont_Circle" title="Dupont Circle">Dupont Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Potomac_Park" title="East Potomac Park">East Potomac Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farragut_Square" title="Farragut Square">Farragut Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Plaza" title="Freedom Plaza">Freedom Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Square,_Washington,_D.C." title="Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.">Lafayette Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Enfant_Plaza" title="L'Enfant Plaza">L'Enfant Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meridian_Hill_Park" title="Meridian Hill Park">Meridian Hill Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Arboretum" title="United States National Arboretum">National Arboretum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_World_War_I_Memorial_(Washington,_D.C.)#Pershing_Park" title="National World War I Memorial (Washington, D.C.)">Pershing Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_Park" title="President's Park">President's Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Creek_Park" title="Rock Creek Park">Rock Creek Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ellipse" title="The Ellipse">The Ellipse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Square_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Union Square (Washington, D.C.)">Union Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Botanic_Garden" title="United States Botanic Garden">United States Botanic Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Potomac_Park" title="West Potomac Park">West Potomac Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boundaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anacostia_River" title="Anacostia River">Anacostia River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Memorial_Bridge" title="Arlington Memorial Bridge">Arlington Memorial Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boundary_markers_of_the_original_District_of_Columbia" 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title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_(Arlington_National_Cemetery)" title="Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery)">Tomb of the Unknown Soldier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Eternal_Flame" title="John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame">John F. Kennedy gravesite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_House,_The_Robert_E._Lee_Memorial" title="Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial">Arlington House</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_War_Memorial" title="Marine Corps War Memorial">Marine Corps War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon" title="Mount Vernon">Mount Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Carillon" title="Netherlands Carillon">Netherlands Carillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">Pentagon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pentagon_Memorial" title="Pentagon Memorial">Pentagon Memorial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Memorial" title="United States Air Force Memorial">United States Air Force Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Military_Service_for_America_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Women in Military Service for America Memorial">Women in Military Service for America Memorial</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Planned</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_Memorial" title="Adams Memorial">Adams Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Desert_Storm_and_Desert_Shield_Memorial" title="National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial">National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Liberty_Memorial" title="National Liberty Memorial">National Liberty Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peace_Corps_Commemorative" title="Peace Corps Commemorative">Peace Corps Commemorative</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Canceled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Building" title="George Washington Memorial Building">George Washington Memorial Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Star_Mothers_National_Monument" title="Gold Star Mothers National Monument">Gold Star Mothers National Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammy_memorial" title="Mammy memorial">Mammy memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Slave_Memorial" title="National Slave Memorial">National Slave Memorial</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Memorial_Advisory_Commission" title="National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission">National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Mall_and_Memorial_Parks" title="National Mall and Memorial Parks">National Mall and Memorial Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Washington,_D.C." title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.">List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Washington,_D.C." title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.">National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_public_art_in_Washington,_D.C." title="List of public art in Washington, D.C.">Public art in Washington, D.C.</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Revolution_Statuary" title="American Revolution Statuary">American Revolution Statuary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Civil_War_Monuments_in_Washington,_D.C." title="Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.">Civil War Monuments</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_artworks_commemorating_African_Americans_in_Washington,_D.C." title="List of artworks commemorating African Americans in Washington, D.C.">Commemorating African-Americans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outdoor_sculpture_in_Washington,_D.C." title="Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C.">Outdoor sculpture</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Music_venues_of_Washington,_D.C." style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Music_venues_of_Washington_D.C." title="Template:Music venues of Washington D.C."><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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Alley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comet_Ping_Pong" title="Comet Ping Pong">Comet Ping Pong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAR_Constitution_Hall" title="DAR Constitution Hall">DAR Constitution Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC9_Nightclub" title="DC9 Nightclub">DC9 Nightclub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Echostage" title="Echostage">Echostage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_and_Sylvia_Greenberg_Theatre" title="Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre">Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Theatre" title="Howard Theatre">Howard Theatre</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Theatre_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Lincoln Theatre (Washington, D.C.)">Lincoln Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisner_Auditorium" title="Lisner Auditorium">Lisner Auditorium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madam%27s_Organ_Blues_Bar" title="Madam's Organ Blues Bar">Madam's Organ Blues Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Theatre_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)">National Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_%26_I_Historic_Synagogue" title="Sixth & I Historic Synagogue">Sixth & I Historic Synagogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Stage" title="Union Stage">Union Stage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Theatre_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Warner Theatre (Washington, D.C.)">Warner Theatre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bender_Arena" title="Bender Arena">Bender Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena">Capital One Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Smith_Center" title="Charles E. Smith Center">Charles E. Smith Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D.C._Armory" title="D.C. Armory">D.C. Armory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_and_Sports_Arena" title="Entertainment and Sports Arena">Entertainment and Sports Arena</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historic venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Bayou" title="The Bayou">The Bayou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Caverns" title="Bohemian Caverns">Bohemian Caverns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cellar_Door" title="The Cellar Door">The Cellar Door</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krazy_Kat_Klub" title="Krazy Kat Klub">Krazy Kat Klub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Gardens" title="Republic Gardens">Republic Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium" title="Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium">Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uline_Arena" title="Uline Arena">Washington Coliseum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="John_F._Kennedy" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:John_F._Kennedy" title="Template:John F. 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Kennedy">Presidency</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_John_F._Kennedy_presidency" title="Timeline of the John F. Kennedy presidency">timeline</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Presidential transition of John F. Kennedy">Transition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Inauguration of John F. Kennedy">Inauguration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy#Administration,_Cabinet,_and_judicial_appointments_1961–63" title="John F. Kennedy">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_John_F._Kennedy" title="List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy">Judicial appointments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="John F. Kennedy Supreme Court candidates">Supreme Court</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy/Executive_orders" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:John Fitzgerald Kennedy/Executive orders">Executive Orders</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy/Presidential_Proclamations" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:John Fitzgerald Kennedy/Presidential Proclamations">Presidential Proclamations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_pardoned_or_granted_clemency_by_the_President_of_the_United_States#John_F._Kennedy" class="mw-redirect" title="List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the President of the United States">Presidential pardons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS-100-X" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-100-X">Presidential limousine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/Y_Manitou" class="mw-redirect" title="S/Y Manitou">Presidential yacht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resolute_desk" title="Resolute desk"><i>Resolute</i> desk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Situation_Room" title="Situation Room">Situation Room</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_John_F._Kennedy_administration" title="Foreign policy of the John F. Kennedy administration">Foreign policy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Progress" title="Alliance for Progress">Alliance for Progress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arms_Control_and_Disarmament_Agency" title="Arms Control and Disarmament Agency">Arms Control and Disarmament Agency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty" title="Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty">Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexible_response" title="Flexible response">Flexible response</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Doctrine" title="Kennedy Doctrine">Kennedy Doctrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peace_Corps" title="Peace Corps">Peace Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_Expansion_Act" title="Trade Expansion Act">Trade Expansion Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migration_and_Refugee_Assistance_Act" title="Migration and Refugee Assistance Act">Migration and Refugee Assistance Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development" title="United States Agency for International Development">USAID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War#The_Kennedy_years,_1961–63" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li> <li>Cuba: <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion" title="Bay of Pigs Invasion">Bay of Pigs Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuban Project">Cuban Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EXCOMM" title="EXCOMM">ExComm</a></li></ul></li> <li>Soviet Union: <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Crisis_of_1961" title="Berlin Crisis of 1961">Berlin Crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moscow%E2%80%93Washington_hotline" title="Moscow–Washington hotline">Moscow–Washington hotline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vienna_summit" title="Vienna summit">Vienna summit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Frontier" title="New Frontier">New Frontier</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Communications_Satellite_Act_of_1962" title="Communications Satellite Act of 1962">Communications Satellite Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_Mental_Health_Act" title="Community Mental Health Act">Community Mental Health Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963" title="Equal Pay Act of 1963">Equal Pay Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_11110" title="Executive Order 11110">Executive Order 11110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_10925" title="Executive Order 10925">Federal affirmative action</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_11063" title="Executive Order 11063">Federal housing segregation ban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_march" title="Kennedy march">Fifty-mile hikes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_for_Peace" title="Food for Peace">Food for Peace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program#Pilot_Food_Stamp_Program_(1961–1964)" title="Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program">Pilot Food Stamp Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom" title="Presidential Medal of Freedom">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_United_States#Kennedy_administration" title="Space policy of the United States">Space policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women" title="Presidential Commission on the Status of Women">Status of Women (Presidential Commission)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door" title="Stand in the Schoolhouse Door">University of Alabama integration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voter_Education_Project" title="Voter Education Project">Voter Education Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Channel_Receiver_Act" title="All-Channel Receiver Act">All-Channel Receiver Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_Pollution_Act_of_1961" title="Oil Pollution Act of 1961">Oil Pollution Act of 1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1962" title="Revenue Act of 1962">Revenue Act of 1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Farm_and_Rural_Development_Act_of_1961" title="Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961">Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wetlands_Loan_Act" title="Wetlands Loan Act">Wetlands Loan Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/John_F._Kennedy%2C_White_House_photo_portrait%2C_looking_up.jpg/90px-John_F._Kennedy%2C_White_House_photo_portrait%2C_looking_up.jpg" 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Kennedy">Inaugural address</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_University_speech" title="American University speech">American University speech</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon" title="We choose to go to the Moon">We choose to go to the Moon</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Report_to_the_American_People_on_Civil_Rights" title="Report to the American People on Civil Rights">Report to the American People on Civil Rights</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner" title="Ich bin ein Berliner">Ich bin ein Berliner</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_rising_tide_lifts_all_boats" title="A rising tide lifts all boats">A rising tide lifts all boats</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remarks_at_Amherst_College_on_the_Arts" title="Remarks at Amherst College on the Arts">Remarks at Amherst College on the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union Address</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_30,_1961_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="January 30, 1961 State of the Union Address">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1962 State of the Union Address">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1963 State of the Union Address">1963</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Electoral history of John F. Kennedy">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>U.S. House of Representatives elections: <a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections">1950</a></li> <li>U.S. Senate elections in Massachusetts: <a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1952 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1958 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1960 presidential primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_1960_presidential_campaign" title="John F. Kennedy 1960 presidential campaign">1960 presidential campaign</a></li> <li>Democratic National Conventions: <a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1956 Democratic National Convention">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1960 Democratic National Convention">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election" title="1960 United States presidential election">U.S. presidential election 1960</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_debates" title="1960 United States presidential debates">debates</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Personal life</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy_National_Historic_Site" title="John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site">Birthplace and childhood home</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Compound" title="Kennedy Compound">Kennedy Compound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Hill_(McLean,_Virginia)" title="Hickory Hill (McLean, Virginia)">Hickory Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Querida_(mansion)" title="La Querida (mansion)">La Querida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wexford_(Marshall,_Virginia)" title="Wexford (Marshall, Virginia)">Wexford</a></li> <li>Navy service: <a href="/wiki/Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-109" title="Patrol torpedo boat PT-109"><i>PT-109</i></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biuku_Gasa_and_Eroni_Kumana" title="Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana">Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Reginald_Evans" title="Arthur Reginald Evans">Arthur Evans</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-59" title="Patrol torpedo boat PT-59"><i>PT-59</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Hot_Springs_(Arizona)" title="Castle Hot Springs (Arizona)">Castle Hot Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hammersmith_Farm" title="Hammersmith Farm">Hammersmith Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King#John_F._Kennedy_phone_call" title="Coretta Scott King">Coretta Scott King phone call</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_Birthday,_Mr._President" title="Happy Birthday, Mr. President">Happy Birthday, Mr. President</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_document_hoax" title="John F. Kennedy document hoax">John F. Kennedy document hoax</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Why_England_Slept" title="Why England Slept"><i>Why England Slept</i> <small>(1940)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Profiles_in_Courage" title="Profiles in Courage"><i>Profiles in Courage</i> <small>(1956)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Nation_of_Immigrants" title="A Nation of Immigrants"><i>A Nation of Immigrants</i> <small>(1958)</small></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Death</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy">Assassination</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_John_F._Kennedy_assassination" title="Timeline of the John F. Kennedy assassination">timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Media coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy">media coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reactions_to_the_assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Reactions to the assassination of John F. Kennedy">reactions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy_in_popular_culture" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy in popular culture">in popular culture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_funeral_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="State funeral of John F. Kennedy">State funeral</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Jack_(horse)" title="Black Jack (horse)">Riderless horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dignitaries_at_the_state_funeral_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="List of dignitaries at the state funeral of John F. Kennedy">attending dignitaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Eternal_Flame" title="John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame">Gravesite and Eternal Flame</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Bibliography of John F. Kennedy">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum" title="John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum">John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Profile_in_Courage_Award" title="Profile in Courage Award">Profile in Courage Award</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-fourth Amendment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964" title="Civil Rights Act of 1964">Civil Rights Act of 1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollo_11" title="Apollo 11">Apollo 11 Moon landing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission" title="Equal Employment Opportunity Commission">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Round" title="Kennedy Round">Kennedy Round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development" title="United States Department of Housing and Urban Development">U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AmeriCorps_VISTA" title="AmeriCorps VISTA">VISTA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy">Cultural depictions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_about_John_F._Kennedy" title="Category:Films about John F. Kennedy">films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_half_dollar" title="Kennedy half dollar">Kennedy half dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents_of_the_United_States_on_U.S._postage_stamps#John_F._Kennedy" title="Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps">U.S. postage stamps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_cents_John_Kennedy" title="Five cents John Kennedy">U.S. five cent stamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend" title="Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences urban legend">Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sail" title="Operation Sail">Operation Sail</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_John_F._Kennedy" title="List of things named after John F. Kennedy">Memorials,<br />namesakes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Kennedy_School" title="Harvard Kennedy School">Harvard Kennedy School</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Federal_Building" title="John F. Kennedy Federal Building">John F. Kennedy Federal Building (Boston)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport" title="John F. Kennedy International Airport">John F. Kennedy International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_F._Kennedy_(Boston)" title="Statue of John F. Kennedy (Boston)">Boston statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Memorial_(Brooklyn)" title="John F. Kennedy Memorial (Brooklyn)">Brooklyn bust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy_Memorial" title="John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial">Dallas memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Memorial_(Hyannis,_Massachusetts)" title="John F. Kennedy Memorial (Hyannis, Massachusetts)">Hyannis memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Memorial,_London" title="John F. Kennedy Memorial, London">London bust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bust_of_John_F._Kennedy_(Nashua,_New_Hampshire)" title="Bust of John F. Kennedy (Nashua, New Hampshire)">Nashua bust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy_Memorial_(Portland,_Oregon)" title="John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial (Portland, Oregon)">Portland memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runnymede#John_F._Kennedy_Memorial" title="Runnymede">Runnymede memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Arboretum" title="John F. Kennedy Arboretum">John F. Kennedy Arboretum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Bridge" title="John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge">John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Special_Warfare_Center_and_School" title="John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School">John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_University" title="John F. Kennedy University">John F. Kennedy University (defunct)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Stadium_(Philadelphia)" title="John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)">John F. Kennedy Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Expressway" title="Kennedy Expressway">Kennedy Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Kennedy" title="Mount Kennedy">Mount Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_John_F._Kennedy" title="MV John F. Kennedy">MV <i>John F. Kennedy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67)" title="USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)">USS <i>John F. Kennedy</i> (CV-67)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CVN-79)" title="USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)">USS <i>John F. Kennedy</i> (CVN-79)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yad_Kennedy" title="Yad Kennedy">Yad Kennedy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis" title="Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis">Jacqueline Bouvier</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy" title="Caroline Kennedy">Caroline Kennedy</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Jr." title="John F. Kennedy Jr.">John F. 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