Art in Camelot: The Arts in the Kennedy Years
Art in Camelot: The Arts in the Kennedy Years Podcast
1) Cultural Diplomacy
We think of music and art as bringing us pleasure or entertainment. But it can also help in -- of all things -- foreign policy. The State Department has said that hearts and minds can be won through...Show More
2) Art and Architecture
We know President Kennedy for the Cuba Missile Crisis and the Peace Corps. But why is there a performing arts center named after him? Well it turns out President Kennedy made the arts a special caus...Show More
3) Music in the White House
Today we consider big-name celebrity concerts broadcast from the White House to be routine. But that wasn't the case before the Kennedy Administration. More concerts, ballets and operas were staged ...Show More