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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CHAH-02
In this interview Horsky discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and the aesthetic development of the National Capital Area; JFK’s reaction to the January 1963 issue of the Architectural Forum magazine; new appointments to the Commission on Fine Arts; the development along the shores of the Potomac River; the problem of mass transportation within the District of Columbia; the National Capital Transportation Agency; the development of highways within the District; civil rights marches in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1963; the attempt to better public higher education in the District; and D.C.’s high crime rates, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-17-D
AR38
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7984-J
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, audience members watch excerpts from the “Festival of Performing Arts” film projected on a barge in the Potomac River. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy coordinated the event with the National Parks Service's National Capital Regional office to promote youth involvement in the arts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7984-A
Guests attend the showing of the “Festival of Performing Arts” film arranged by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service. (L-R) First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service, Nash Castro; Bette Castro; unidentified; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service, T. Sutton Jett; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Nancy Tuckerman.