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Living memorial

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, illuminated with blue and yellow lights at night, reflected in the water below.

President Dwight Eisenhower, smiling and wearing a suit, sits at his desk in the Oval Office with papers, a telephone, and pens in front of him.

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sit together at a banquet table, dressed formally, with a curtain backdrop behind them.

President John F. Kennedy, at left, stands with two men beside a large architectural model of the Kennedy Center, displayed on a table in an elegant room with tall windows.

President Lyndon B. Johnson lifts a shovel of dirt at the groundbreaking for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with Kennedy family members and others watching.

Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and Mrs. Joan Braden look at architectural plans in front of a scale model of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Rose Kennedy, Edward M Kennedy Jr, Joan Bennett Kennedy, Kara Kennedy, and Senator Edward M Ted Kennedy dressed formally and walking together at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Large bronze bust of John F. Kennedy on a marble pedestal overlooks the red-carpeted foyer outside the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis smiles while attending an event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, standing in front of large windows and a modern chandelier.

The Kennedy Center: Media

cultural complex, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Living memorial

Living memorial

A Robert Berks bust of John F. Kennedy has adorned the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy...

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, illuminated with blue and yellow lights at night, reflected in the water below.

Kennedy Center at night

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stands illuminated along the Potomac...

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President Dwight Eisenhower, smiling and wearing a suit, sits at his desk in the Oval Office with papers, a telephone, and pens in front of him.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

President Eisenhower, shown in 1957, smiling in the Oval Office.

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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sit together at a banquet table, dressed formally, with a curtain backdrop behind them.

The first couple

President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy chat during a 1962 fundraising...

Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston (AR7606-Q)

President John F. Kennedy, at left, stands with two men beside a large architectural model of the Kennedy Center, displayed on a table in an elegant room with tall windows.

A future “living memorial”

Pres. John F. Kennedy examines a model for the planned National Cultural Center in...

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President Lyndon B. Johnson lifts a shovel of dirt at the groundbreaking for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with Kennedy family members and others watching.

Breaking ground

Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson breaks ground for the Kennedy Center in 1964, using the same...

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Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and Mrs. Joan Braden look at architectural plans in front of a scale model of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Examining the plans

Jacqueline Kennedy and Joan Braden look at the floor plans for the Kennedy Center...

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Rose Kennedy, Edward M Kennedy Jr, Joan Bennett Kennedy, Kara Kennedy, and Senator Edward M Ted Kennedy dressed formally and walking together at the John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Opening night

Rose Kennedy, Edward Kennedy Jr., Joan Kennedy, Kara Kennedy, and Sen. Edward M....

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Large bronze bust of John F. Kennedy on a marble pedestal overlooks the red-carpeted foyer outside the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Grand Foyer

The massive central hallway of the Kennedy Center features red carpet, stunning chandeliers,...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis smiles while attending an event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, standing in front of large windows and a modern chandelier.

The first lady returns

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis makes her first visit to the Kennedy Center on June 5,...

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Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Laura Bush, and President George W. Bush stand in the presidential box with hands on their chests during the national anthem at the Kennedy Center.

Kennedy Center Honors

Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, first lady Laura Bush and Pres. George W. Bush during the...

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Donald Trump, wearing a red cap, is seen through an Air Force One window looking at a large printout with partially visible text reading Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.

Kennedy Center Demolished?

Pres. Donald Trump, aboard Air Force One, looks at a poster that seems to read “Kennedy...

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Hundreds of demonstrators gather outside the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, holding signs during a protest in front of the white modern building.

Kennedy Center protests

Thousands of protesters gather outside the Kennedy Center the day after Pres. Donald...

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Large blue abstract aluminum sculpture by Joel Shapiro stands on a grassy terrace near the REACH and the main building of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Blue

Blue, a 24-foot-tall stick figure sculpture by Joel Shapiro, had been on the grounds...

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