"The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is very close to the center of a nation's purpose...and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
— John F. Kennedy

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of the United StatesDemocratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States SenatePoliticians from BostonUnited States presidential candidates, 1960
Original Language: English

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"LOOK Magazine Article 'The Arts in America' (552)" (18 December 1962); also inscribed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.