James meredith was inspired to go do that courageous thing. David mcculah. People who did very different things. I think we can trace a lot of great governance in the 60s and in the 70s, theres a book we are celebrating that came out by public figures about his significan significance. I wrote an essay arguing that the immigration act can be linked. We will never be the same more do i think we could want to to a country that was more uniform in color and more boring than the multikrematic society. We live in a very exciting society. Think he made it much more exciting than it had been. I think you also have to include the peace corp. I think what ted is speaking to is that an excitement from the examples you have given in Public Service and what Public Service can mean. I think we have lost on some level our confidence in ourselves in a way as a society. I agree with everything you said. One of the things, you can talk more about this in a minute but listening to some of the tapes you
Strategically to share his values. It was also the golden age of photographer in america and that is why this subject is of interest to us at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and hopefully you. Here at the museum we focus on telling the stories of the American Experience. From folk art to photographer as well as painting and sculpture and skracrafts and media arts. Our exhibition, john f. Kennedys life and times which you can view on the second floor in the graphic arts gallery is a premier event among many organized by the kennedy president ial library in this centennial year. I am stephanie stebich, the director of the american smithsonian art museum. Saam is what we call ourselves for short. We have assembled a group of historians and scholars debating the Kennedy Administration and its legacy. Many of you likely remember the Kennedy Administration and the arc of history. We also have several members of congress in the room with us and i want to pause for a moment and acknowledge
Good evening. Did you know that president John F Kennedy was the most photographed leader of his day. This may not surprise you since he used photography strategically to share his values of america. It was also the golden age of photography in america and thats why this subjec is of interest to us at the Smithsonian International art museum. We focus on telling the stories of the American Experience, from folk art to photography as well as painting and sculptor and crafts and media arts. Our exhibition, american visionary John F Kennedys life and times which you can view on the second floor in the graphic arts gallery is a premier event, among many organized by the kennedy president ial library. Im the mary and director of the smithsonian apaircon art museum and sam is what we call ourselves for short. Youre in for a special treat this evening as weve assembled a distinguished group of historians and scholars debating the Kennedy Administration and its legacy. Many of you likely remem
New york. I thought, if i had said anything she would have thought i had been some sort of a nut. She never knew. , many times, itit is that way, in some cases. Whatever you are doing, you dont get into it if you are lazy. You have given us insight into the work you have done and the iconic photographs you have brought to the public guy. Hank you for sharing we have a facebook question from peter. On there resources people who died in detroit . You could be featured in our next program. Up next, the presidency with Edward Witmer and frederick loganville. Kennedy president ial Library Director moderates the discussion. This is about 90 minutes. Host good evening. Did you know that john f. Kennedy was the most photographed leader of his day . This may not surprise you. He used photography strategically to share values and vision for america. Ofwas also the golden age photography in america and that is why this is of interest to us and, hopefully, you. We focus on telling the stories of t
And, hopefully, you. We focus on telling the stories of the American Experience, from full cart, photography, painting, sculpture, craft, and media arts. Our exhibition can be viewed on the second floor in the graphic arts gallery and it is a premier event among many organized by the kennedy president ial library. I am the director of the Smithsonian Art Museum and we call ourselves sam for short. You are in for a special treat this evening. We have assembled a group of historians and scholars to talk about the Kennedy Administration and the legacy. Many of you remember the Kennedy Administration and the arc of history. We have members of congress and i want to recognize them and their staff for doing the peoples business. Please join me in recognizing congressman jim banks, david cicilline, and steny hoyer. [applause] we have asked representative hoyer, the House Minority whip, to introduce our moderator this evening. He is the head of the foundation. I want to note that this is being