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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/19/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
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SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER RECEPTION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
FIRESTONE
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 APR 18 PM 7: 06
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE BH
SUBJECT:
KENNEDY CENTER RECEPTION
On Monday, April 22, at 5:45 p.m., you will address 200
attendees at a reception following a performance by Sara
Wolfensohn and Maestro Rostropovich. Your remarks, 4-6 minutes
in length, will be on cards.
Your remarks serve as a "thank you" to the Congressional
Trustees, as well as the public/private funding that has enabled
the Kennedy Center to bring art, entertainment, and cultural
enrichment to this country.
Hinchliffe/Blymire
April 18, 1991
7 p.m. Draft Three
A:KENNEDY.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 East Room
[Chairman Wolfensohn; Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch,
William Schreyer; Dina Merrill Hartley, and the Trustee
Development Committee; Congressional Trustees. ]]
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's. JFK yearned to see
an America that valued the arts as much as business or science or
politics. He once said:
"
Roosevelt and Lincoln understood
that the life of the arts
is very close to the center of a
nation's purpose -- and is a test of the quality of a nation's
civilization.' "
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in The
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets, art can touch
us -- can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience, in
2
all its wonderful diversity, to millions. But it does something
else remarkable, too. It has charged into a leadership position
in our society by broadening and deepening its education program.
For its directors understand that nothing is more important than
teaching our youth.
As we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
Century, we must also help them develop as complete human beings.
One way to do this is through the arts. Without knowledge of the
beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our lives and successes
can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, The Kennedy Center
reaches across America -- and into the future. Last year its
education and public service programs reached over 6 million
people, many of them children. Think of it. Think of how your
gifts today are insuring the future of the arts for the audiences
of tomorrow. But the Kennedy Center will not rest on such
laurels. You have begun exploring new ways to bring art to even
more people, making full use of television, radio -- technologies
that can turn homes into theaters.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostropovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
3
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And Jim Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. Jim and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words:
"
Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish!"
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
#
#
#
KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION \ EAST ROOM
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991 \ 5:45 P.M.
CHAIRMAN WOLFENSOHN AND ELAINE; CHAIRMAN OF THE
CORPORATE FUND, WILLIAM SCHREYER; DINA MERRILL HARTLEY,
AND THE TRUSTEE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; CONGRESSIONAL
TRUSTEES; MEMBERS OF THE TRUSTEES CIRCLE; AND THE NEW
100 CLUB OF THE CORPORATE FUND.
It's A PLEASURE FOR US TO BE HERE TONIGHT, SHARING
IN A DREAM OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY'S. JFK
YEARNED TO SEE AN AMERICA THAT VALUED THE ARTS AS MUCH
AS BUSINESS OR SCIENCE OR POLITICS.
- 2 -
HE ONCE SAID: II
ROOSEVELT AND LINCOLN UNDERSTOOD
THAT THE LIFE OF THE ARTS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE
CENTER OF A NATION'S PURPOSE -- AND IS A TEST OF THE
QUALITY OF A NATION'S CIVILIZATION."
TONIGHT WE PAY TRIBUTE To HIS VISION. AND TO
YOURS. You're HERE BECAUSE YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS
COUNTRY'S NEED TO NOURISH ITS SPIRIT. You're HERE
BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN THE KENNEDY CENTER'S VITAL,
EXCITING, ENJOYABLE WORK.
- 3 -
You've GIVEN OF YOURSELVES TO ENDOW ITS FUTURE AND THE
NATION'S. THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK. IT IS GREAT WORK.
It's ESSENTIAL WORK BECAUSE ART STRIKES A CHORD WITHIN
OUR HEARTS.
THE KENNEDY CENTER BRINGS THAT EXTRAORDINARY
EXPERIENCE, IN ALL ITS WONDERFUL DIVERSITY, TO
MILLIONS. BUT IT DOES SOMETHING ELSE REMARKABLE, TOO.
IT HAS CHARGED INTO A LEADERSHIP POSITION IN OUR
SOCIETY BY BROADENING AND DEEPENING ITS EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
- 4 -
FOR ITS DIRECTORS UNDERSTAND THAT NOTHING IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN TEACHING OUR YOUTH.
As WE EQUIP KIDS WITH THE SKILLS TO COMPETE IN THE
21st CENTURY, WE MUST ALSO HELP THEM DEVELOP AS
COMPLETE HUMAN BEINGS. ONE WAY TO DO THIS IS THROUGH
THE ARTS. WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEAUTY AND DEPTH OF
THE HUMAN SPIRIT -- OUR LIVES AND SUCCESSES CAN BECOME
DULL AND JOYLESS.
- 5 -
As OUR NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS, THE KENNEDY
CENTER REACHES ACROSS AMERICA -- AND INTO THE FUTURE.
LAST YEAR ITS EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS
REACHED OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE, MANY OF THEM CHILDREN.
THINK OF IT. THINK OF HOW YOUR GIFTS TODAY ARE
INSURING THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS FOR THE AUDIENCES OF
TOMORROW. BUT THE KENNEDY CENTER WILL NOT REST ON SUCH
LAURELS.
II
- 6 -
You HAVE BEGUN EXPLORING NEW WAYS TO BRING ART TO EVEN
MORE PEOPLE, MAKING FULL USE OF TELEVISION, RADIO --
TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN TURN HOMES INTO THEATERS.
YOUR GIFTS ARE PART OF A UNIQUE PRIVATE/PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP, BEGUN LAST YEAR BY THE CONGRESSIONAL
TRUSTEES WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT. THEY ENCOURAGED
CONGRESS, WHICH ANSWERED MY CALL FOR THE FUNDING NEEDED
TO RESCUE THE CENTER. THEY HELPED INSPIRE YOU, THE
DONORS WE SALUTE THIS EVENING.
- 7 -
TONIGHT, WE ALSO SALUTE TWO DAZZLING PERFORMERS.
MAESTRO ROSTROPOVICH -- YOU HONOR US WITH YOUR
PRESENCE. WE'RE MOVED NOT ONLY BY YOUR ARTISTRY BUT
ALSO BY YOUR COMPASSION AS AN INEXHAUSTIBLE DEFENDER OF
HUMAN RIGHTS. AND JIM WOLFENSOHN HAS GIVEN MANY GIFTS
TO THE ARTISTIC HEART OF THIS NATION -- SARA MAY BE THE
MOST REMARKABLE. JIM AND SARA, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
US THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING ON THE LEGACY OF OUR
CULTURAL HERITAGE.
- 8 -
You REMIND US OF WILLIAM BLAKE'S WORDS: " NATIONS
ARE DESTROYED, OR FLOURISH, IN PROPORTION AS THEIR
POETRY, PAINTING, AND MUSIC ARE DESTROYED OR FLOURISH!"
THROUGH THE KENNEDY CENTER, WE RESOLVE THAT OUR
ARTS -- AND OUR NATION -- WILL, INDEED, FLOURISH
FOREVER. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
#
#
#
KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION \ EAST ROOM
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991 \ 5:45 P.M.
CHAIRMAN WOLFENSOHN AND ELAINE; CHAIRMAN OF THE
CORPORATE FUND, WILLIAM SCHREYER; DINA MERRILL HARTLEY,
AND THE TRUSTEE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; CONGRESSIONAL
TRUSTEES; MEMBERS OF THE TRUSTEES CIRCLE; AND THE NEW
100 CLUB OF THE CORPORATE FUND.
IT'S A PLEASURE FOR US To BE HERE TONIGHT, SHARING
IN A DREAM OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY'S. JFK
YEARNED TO SEE AN AMERICA THAT VALUED THE ARTS AS MUCH
AS BUSINESS OR SCIENCE OR POLITICS.
- 2 -
HE ONCE SAID: If
ROOSEVELT AND LINCOLN UNDERSTOOD
THAT THE LIFE OF THE ARTS IS VERY CLOSE To THE
CENTER OF A NATION'S PURPOSE -- AND IS A TEST OF THE
QUALITY OF A NATION'S CIVILIZATION."
TONIGHT WE PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS VISION. AND TO
YOURS. You're HERE BECAUSE YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS
COUNTRY'S NEED TO NOURISH ITS SPIRIT. You're HERE
BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN THE KENNEDY CENTER'S VITAL,
EXCITING, ENJOYABLE WORK.
- 3 -
You've GIVEN OF YOURSELVES TO ENDOW ITS FUTURE AND THE
NATION'S. THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK. IT IS GREAT WORK.
It's ESSENTIAL WORK BECAUSE ART STRIKES A CHORD WITHIN
OUR HEARTS.
THE KENNEDY CENTER BRINGS THAT EXTRAORDINARY
EXPERIENCE, IN ALL ITS WONDERFUL DIVERSITY, TO
MILLIONS. BUT IT DOES SOMETHING ELSE REMARKABLE, TOO.
IT HAS CHARGED INTO A LEADERSHIP POSITION IN OUR
SOCIETY BY BROADENING AND DEEPENING ITS EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
- 4 -
FOR ITS DIRECTORS UNDERSTAND THAT NOTHING IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN TEACHING OUR YOUTH.
As WE EQUIP KIDS WITH THE SKILLS TO COMPETE IN THE
21st CENTURY, WE MUST ALSO HELP THEM DEVELOP AS
COMPLETE HUMAN BEINGS. ONE WAY TO DO THIS IS THROUGH
THE ARTS. WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEAUTY AND DEPTH OF
THE HUMAN SPIRIT -- OUR LIVES AND SUCCESSES CAN BECOME
DULL AND JOYLESS.
- 5 -
As OUR NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS, THE KENNEDY
CENTER REACHES ACROSS AMERICA -- AND INTO THE FUTURE.
LAST YEAR ITS EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS
REACHED OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE, MANY OF THEM CHILDREN.
THINK OF IT. THINK OF HOW YOUR GIFTS TODAY ARE
INSURING THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS FOR THE AUDIENCES OF
TOMORROW. BUT THE KENNEDY CENTER WILL NOT REST ON SUCH
LAURELS.
II
- 6 -
You HAVE BEGUN EXPLORING NEW WAYS TO BRING ART To EVEN
MORE PEOPLE, MAKING FULL USE OF TELEVISION, RADIO --
TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN TURN HOMES INTO THEATERS.
YOUR GIFTS ARE PART OF A UNIQUE PRIVATE/PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP, BEGUN LAST YEAR BY THE CONGRESSIONAL
TRUSTEES WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT. THEY ENCOURAGED
CONGRESS, WHICH ANSWERED MY CALL FOR THE FUNDING NEEDED
TO RESCUE THE CENTER. THEY HELPED INSPIRE YOU, THE
DONORS WE SALUTE THIS EVENING.
- 7 -
TONIGHT, WE ALSO SALUTE TWO DAZZLING PERFORMERS.
MAESTRO ROSTROPOVICH -- YOU HONOR US WITH YOUR
PRESENCE. WE'RE MOVED NOT ONLY BY YOUR ARTISTRY BUT
ALSO BY YOUR COMPASSION AS AN INEXHAUSTIBLE DEFENDER OF
HUMAN RIGHTS. AND JIM WOLFENSOHN HAS GIVEN MANY GIFTS
TO THE ARTISTIC HEART OF THIS NATION -- SARA MAY BE THE
MOST REMARKABLE. JIM AND SARA, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
US THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING ON THE LEGACY OF OUR
CULTURAL HERITAGE.
- 8 -
You REMIND US OF WILLIAM BLAKE'S WORDS: " NATIONS
ARE DESTROYED, OR FLOURISH, IN PROPORTION AS THEIR
POETRY, PAINTING, AND MUSIC ARE DESTROYED OR FLOURISH!"
THROUGH THE KENNEDY CENTER, WE RESOLVE THAT OUR
ARTS -- AND OUR NATION -- WILL, INDEED, FLOURISH
FOREVER. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
#
#
#
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April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
TONY SNOW
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FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE BH
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SUBJECT:
KENNEDY CENTER RECEPTION
On Monday, April 22, at 5:45 p.m., you will address 200
attendees at a reception following a performance by Sara
Wolfensohn and Maestro Rostropovich. Your remarks, 4-6 minutes
in length, will be on cards.
Your remarks serve as a "thank you" to the Congressional
Trustees, as well as the public/private funding that has enabled
the Kennedy Center to bring art, entertainment, and cultural
enrichment to this country.
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Hinchliffe/Blymire
April 18, 1991
7 p.m. Draft Three
A:KENNEDY.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 East Room
[[Chairman Wolfensohn; Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch,
William Schreyer; Dina Merrill Hartley, and the Trustee
Development Committee; Congressional Trustees.]
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's. JFK yearned to see
an America that valued the arts as much as business or science or
politics. He once said: It Roosevelt and Lincoln understood
that the life of the arts. is very close to the center of a
nation's purpose -- and is a test of the quality of a nation's
civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in The
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. t Just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets, art can touch
us can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience, in
CAMP DAVID NO.2
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2
all its wonderful diversity, to millions. But it does something
else remarkable, too. It has charged into a leadership position
in our society by broadening and deepening its education program.
For its directors understand that nothing is more important than
teaching our youth.
As we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
Century, we must also help them develop as complete human beings.
One way to do this is through the arts. Without knowledge of the
beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our lives and successes
can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, The Kennedy Center
reaches across America -- and into the future. Last year its
education and public service programs reached over 6 million
people, many of them children. Think of it. Think of how your
gifts today are insuring the future of the arts for the audiences
of tomorrow. But the Kennedy Center will not rest on such
laurels. You have begun exploring new ways to bring art to even
more people, making full use of television, radio -- technologies
that can turn homes into theaters.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostropovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
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3
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And Jim Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. Jim and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: " Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish!"
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE BH
SUBJECT:
KENNEDY CENTER RECEPTION
On Monday, April 22, at 5:45 p.m., you will address 200
attendees at a reception following a performance by Sara
Wolfensohn and Maestro Rostropovich. Your remarks, 4-6 minutes
in length, will be on cards.
Your remarks serve as a "thank you" to the Congressional
Trustees, as well as the public/private funding that has enabled
the Kennedy Center to bring art, entertainment, and cultural
enrichment to this country.
Hinchliffe/Blymire
April 18, 1991
7 p.m. Draft Three
A:KENNEDY.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 East Room
[[Chairman Wolfensohn; Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch,
William Schreyer; Dina Merrill Hartley, and the Trustee
Development Committee; Congressional Trustees. ]]
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's. JFK yearned to see
an America that valued the arts as much as business or science or
politics. He once said: " Roosevelt and Lincoln understood
that the life of the arts is very close to the center of a
nation's purpose -- and is a test of the quality of a nation's
civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in The
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets, art can touch
us -- can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience, in
2
all its wonderful diversity, to millions. But it does something
else remarkable, too. It has charged into a leadership position
in our society by broadening and deepening its education program.
For its directors understand that nothing is more important than
teaching our youth.
As we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
Century, we must also help them develop as complete human beings.
One way to do this is through the arts. Without knowledge of the
beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our lives and successes
can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, The Kennedy Center
reaches across America -- and into the future. Last year its
education and public service programs reached over 6 million
people, many of them children. Think of it. Think of how your
gifts today are insuring the future of the arts for the audiences
of tomorrow. But the Kennedy Center will not rest on such
laurels. You have begun exploring new ways to bring art to even
more people, making full use of television, radio -- technologies
that can turn homes into theaters.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostropovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
3
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And Jim Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. Jim and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words:
"
Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish!"
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
BETH HINCHLIFFE BH
SUBJECT:
KENNEDY CENTER RECEPTION
On Monday, April 22, at 5:45 p.m., you will address 200
attendees at a reception following a performance by Sara
Wolfensohn and Maestro Rostropovich. Your remarks, 4-6 minutes
in length, will be on cards.
Your remarks serve as a "thank you" to the Congressional
Trustees, as well as the public/private funding that has enabled
the Kennedy Center to bring art, entertainment, and cultural
enrichment to this country.
Hinchliffe/Blymire
April 18, 1991
7 p.m. Draft Three
A:KENNEDY.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 East Room
[[Chairman Wolfensohn; Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch,
William Schreyer; Dina Merrill Hartley, and the Trustee
Development Committee; Congressional Trustees. ]]
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's. JFK yearned to see
an America that valued the arts as much as business or science or
politics. He once said: II Roosevelt and Lincoln understood
that the life of the arts is very close to the center of a
nation's purpose -- and is a test of the quality of a nation's
civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in The
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets, art can touch
us -- can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience, in
2
all its wonderful diversity, to millions. But it does something
else remarkable, too. It has charged into a leadership position
in our society by broadening and deepening its education program.
For its directors understand that nothing is more important than
teaching our youth.
As we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
Century, we must also help them develop as complete human beings.
One way to do this is through the arts. Without knowledge of the
beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our lives and successes
can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, The Kennedy Center
reaches across America -- and into the future. Last year its
education and public service programs reached over 6 million
people, many of them children. Think of it. Think of how your
gifts today are insuring the future of the arts for the audiences
of tomorrow. But the Kennedy Center will not rest on such
laurels. You have begun exploring new ways to bring art to even
more people, making full use of television, radio -- technologies
that can turn homes into theaters.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostropovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
3
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And Jim Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. Jim and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: " Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish!"
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 APR 18 P7:06
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
Deputy Assistant To The President For
Communications and Director of Speechwriting
FROM:
JANET REHNQUIST gk
Associate Counse to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- Kennedy Center Musicale
Reception
At your request, Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-
referenced matter. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
CC: Phil Brady
Hinchliffe/Blymire
April 18, 1991
7 p.m. Draft Three
A:KENNEDY.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
[Chairman Wolfensohn; Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch,
William Schreyer; Dina Merrill Hartley, and the Trustee
Development Committee; Congressional Trustees. ]]
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's. JFK yearned to see
an America that valued the arts as much as business or science or
politics. He once said: " Roosevelt and Lincoln understood
that the life of the arts
is very close to the center of a
nation's purpose -- and is a test of the quality of a nation's
civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in The
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets, art can touch
us -- can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience, in
2
all its wonderful diversity, to millions. But it does something
else remarkable, too. It has charged into a leadership position
in our society by broadening and deepening its education program.
For its directors understand that nothing is more important than
teaching our youth.
As we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
Century, we must also help them develop as complete human beings.
One way to do this is through the arts. Without knowledge of the
beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our lives and successes
can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, The Kennedy Center
reaches across America -- and into the future. Last year its
education and public service programs reached over 6 million
people, many of them children. Think of it. Think of how your
gifts today are insuring the future of the arts for the audiences
of tomorrow. But the Kennedy Center will not rest on such
laurels. You have begun exploring new ways to bring art to even
more people, making full use of television, radio -- technologies
that can turn homes into theaters.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostropovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
3
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And Jim Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. Jim and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: "
Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish!"
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
#
#
#
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FAX NO. 2024168018
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The Kennedy Center
THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
91 APR 18 P3: 32
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20566-0001
202 416-8000
FAX 202 416-8205
FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION
TO:
Carol Blymire
FAX #:
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FROM:
Laura Longley
Carol,
Please call me after you've had a chance to read this
through.
Many thanks,
Lawr
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20566-0001
CHAIRMAN
202 416-8010
FAX 202 416-8018
April 18, 1991
MEMORANDUM
TO:
John Sununu
FROM:
James D. Wolfensohn
RE:
The Kennedy Center: Some Thoughts for Remarks by
the President on April 22
It occurs to me that it may be helpful to the President to
set down some few points that might be useful background for
his remarks on April 22nd.
1.
The Kennedy Center was opened nearly 20 years ago due
to the initiative of President Eisenhower and the
Congress, the vigors of Roger Stevens, the work of many
volunteers, and a partnership between the private
sector and the government. It has had an important and
enriching impact on the performing arts in Washington
and throughout this land.
2.
The Board, the management and staff, the many
volunteers and Friends (who will be honored here at the
White House with an award later this week) and
particularly you, the donors and special friends,
together have made it possible for artists of
excellence and diversity to appear on the Kennedy
Center stages.
3.
The Center is now coming of age and is looking to build
on its past achievements and to extend and secure its
role as this nation's center for the performing arts
which recognizes, stimulates, presents, and funds the
diverse culture of this land with its uniquely rich and
varied traditions.
4.
Bold new initiatives are being taken in programming the
daily events at the Center, maintaining high standards
of excellence while seeking diversity in culture and in
APR-18-91 THU 14:16
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audiences both young and old. In addition, special
events presenting the rich talent of this country will
commence with the Texas Festival in June to be followed
next year by tributes to Germany and to the Latin
cultures of the many countries in this hemisphere.
These events will stimulate performances around this
country as well as our concern and esteem for those
cultures which have enriched our cultural traditions.
5
Nor have we forgotten the opportunities afforded us by
technology as we seek to develop ways to use
television, radio, and other electronic media to bring
presentations around this country both to entertain and
to educate. Never before have we had an opportunity to
reach our entire population with materials formerly
restricted by the walls of a theater.
6.
But the Center has one very critical additional role in
the life of the performing arts of our nation. It is
in its leadership in education of our youth from all
backgrounds, reaching out to the disadvantaged as well
as those with special needs. We want our children to
know about their traditions. We want them to learn, to
dream, to create, to sing, to dance, to play
instruments, to experience the demanding discipline of
performance, to feel the pride that comes from playing
privately for oneself or performing before an audience.
We must give this chance to our children by passing on
to them the riches of their culture for them to enjoy
and to enhance and to pass on to their children.
7.
I have often spoken of the need for private sector
support of our institutions with both time and generous
gifts. You are here today so that Barbara and I can
express our thanks to you for your involvement in the
Kennedy Center. Without you we would not have this
great institution in our nation's capital.
The future, however, presents us with many challenges.
My administration last year recognized the urgent
financial needs of the Kennedy Center by supporting a
special grant of $45 million over two years to help
reduce past deficits and to provide the means for much
needed repairs. While this was a critical and
important contribution, I am well aware that the Center
operates with a deficit in excess of $15 million and
growing. I know that the staff took a six month wage
freeze, that studies have been conducted aimed at cost
cutting, and that the institution is setting priorities
to try to contain the deficits. Today, however, all
performing arts organizations are suffering from
growing deficits and the Kennedy Center, with its
national role, has an extra substantial burden to bear.
We need to develop the existing partnership between the
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P.04
government and the private sector so that together we
can preserve and enhance this important institution. I
know that I can count on your help with your time and
with your resources, for this is the American way. Our
cultural institutions are kept alive, free, and
creative by your interest and by your personal support.
8.
Barbara and I enjoy our visits to the Center. We are
well aware of the excitement and the momentum. We have
noticed the new signage, the new food services, the
weekly advertising of such a rich array of
performances with more free offerings to a broader
audience. We are proud of the devoted staff and
management team and their renewed commitment to
excellence, to diversity, and to service to the public.
In short, we believe in the importance of the Kennedy
Center and its pivotal role in the cultural life of our
country. We must preserve and enhance the values on
which our country is based. We must offer the
performing arts to all sections of our society. We
must entertain and educate adults and young audiences.
By honoring and supporting the Kennedy Center in our
nation's capital, we will show to our nation and to the
world that we believe in the values of freedom for our
children and that we cherish the chance to create, to
perform, and to dream.
Document No. 230520
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 APR 18 PT:
04/17/91
3:00 p.m. 04/18
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
(04/17 7:00 p.m.)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
FIRESTONE
HOLIDAY
PORTER ROSE
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
X 2930, no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 04/18, with a
copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE: See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
April 17, 1991 7 p.m.
91 APR 17 PM 7:38
KENNEDY Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President Kennedy's. For he yearned to see an America
that valued the arts as much as business or science or politics.
He once said: "Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life of
the arts
is very close to the center of a nation's purpose --
and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in the
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets -- art can touch
us. Can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience to
millions. But it does something else remarkable, too. It has
charged into a leadership position in our society by broadening
and deepening its education program. For its directors understand
that nothing is more important than teaching our youth.
But as we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
2
Century -- we must also help them develop as complete human
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5178
beings. One way to do this is through the arts. Without
knowledge of the beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our
lives and successes can become dull and joyless.
the
As our national center for the arts, Kennedy Center reaches
saily
across America - and into the future. Last year its education
5178
programs reached over 6 million people, mostly American children.
Think of it. Think of how your gifts today are insuring the
future of the arts for the audiences of tomorrow.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostopovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And John Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. John and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: "Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish."
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
Document No. 230520
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
04/17/91
3:00 p.m. 04/18
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
(04/17 7:00 p.m.)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
SMITH
CARD
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
FIRESTONE
HOLIDAY
PORTER ROSE
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x 2930, no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 04/18, with a
copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
OK.S.R OK. S.R
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
April 17, 1991 7 p.m.
91 APR 17 PM 7:38
KENNEDY Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President Kennedy's. For he yearned to see an America
that valued the arts as much as business or science or politics.
He once said: "Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life of
the arts
is very close to the center of a nation's purpose --
and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in the
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets -- art can touch
us. Can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience to
millions. But it does something else remarkable, too. It has
charged into a leadership position in our society by broadening
and deepening its education program. For its directors understand
that nothing is more important than teaching our youth.
But as we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
2
century -- we must also help them develop as complete human
beings. One way to do this is through the arts. Without
knowledge of the beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our
lives and successes can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, Kennedy Center reaches
across America - and into the future. Last year its education
programs reached over 6 million people, mostly American children.
Think of it. Think of how your gifts today are insuring the
future of the arts for the audiences of tomorrow.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostopovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And John Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. John and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: "Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish."
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
Document No. 230520
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
04/17/91
3:00 p.m. 04/18
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
(04/17 7:00 p.m.)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
FIRESTONE
HOLIDAY
PORTER ROSE
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
X 2930, no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 04/18, with a
copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
NO COMMENTS. THANKS.
HOLLY WILLIAMSON HW
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12:34 81 APR 16
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Document No. 230520
91 APR i8 P3:11 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
04/17/91
3:00 p.m. 04/18
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
(04/17 7:00 p.m.)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
SMITH
DEMAREST
ROGERS
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
FIRESTONE
HOLIDAY
PORTER ROSE
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
X 2930, no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 04/18, with a
copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
ok
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PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
April 17, 1991 7 p.m.
91 APR 17 PM 7:38
KENNEDY Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President Kennedy's. For he yearned to see an America
that valued the arts as much as business or science or politics.
He once said: "Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life of
the arts is very close to the center of a nation's purpose --
and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in the
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets -- art can touch
us. Can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience to
millions. But it does something else remarkable, too. It has
charged into a leadership position in our society by broadening
and deepening its education program. For its directors understand
that nothing is more important than teaching our youth.
But as we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
2
century -- we must also help them develop as complete human
beings. One way to do this is through the arts. Without
knowledge of the beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our
lives and successes can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, Kennedy Center reaches
across America - and into the future. Last year its education
programs reached over 6 million people, mostly American children.
Think of it. Think of how your gifts today are insuring the
future of the arts for the audiences of tomorrow.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostopovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And John Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. John and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: "Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish."
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
April 17, 1991 7 p.m.
KENNEDY Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President Kennedy's. For he yearned to see an America
that valued the arts as much as business or science or politics.
He once said: "Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life of
the
arts
is very close to the center of a nation's purpose --
and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in the
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets -- art can touch
us. Can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience to
millions. But it does something else remarkable, too. It has
charged into a leadership position in our society by broadening
and deepening its education program. For its directors understand
that nothing is more important than teaching our youth.
But as we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
2
century -- we must also help them develop as complete human
beings. One way to do this is through the arts. Without
knowledge of the beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our
lives and successes can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, Kennedy Center reaches
across America - and into the future. Last year its education
programs reached over 6 million people, mostly American children.
Think of it. Think of how your gifts today are insuring the
future of the arts for the audiences of tomorrow.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostopovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And John Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. John and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: "Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish."
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
April 17, 1991 2 p.m.
KENNEDY Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President Kennedy's. For he yearned to see an America
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And he once said: "Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life
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Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours. You're
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its spirit. And you're here because you believe ve felt in the the KC's vitality vital, exciting, of enjoyable work
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reduced to black and white spreadsheets -- art can touch us. Can
help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of this world
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The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience to
millions. But it does something else remarkable, too. It has
charged into a leadership position in our society by broadening
and deepening its education program. For its directors understand
that nothing is more important than teaching our youth.
But as we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
century -- we must also help them develop as complete human
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As our national center for the arts, Kennedy Center has an
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American children. Think of it. Think of how your gifts today
are insuring the future of the arts for the audiences of tomorrow
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ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented Congres-
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the donors we salute this evening. Together, you're forging the
güarantee of a brilliant future for the arts of our nation.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostopovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And John Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. John and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
And for reminding us of what William Blake i, wrote: words : "Nations
are destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry,
painting, and music are destroyed or flourish."
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
#
#
#
(Hinchliffe/Blymire)
April 17, 1991 7 p.m.
KENNEDY Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President Kennedy's. For he yearned to see an America
that valued the arts as much as business or science or politics.
He once said: "Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life of
the arts
is very close to the center of a nation's purpose --
and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in the
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets -- art can touch
us. Can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience to
millions. But it does something else remarkable, too. It has
charged into a leadership position in our society by broadening
and deepening its education program. For its directors understand
that nothing is more important than teaching our youth.
But as we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
2
century -- we must also help them develop as complete human
beings. One way to do this is through the arts. Without
knowledge of the beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our
lives and successes can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, Kennedy Center reaches
across America - and into the future. Last year its education
programs reached over 6 million people, mostly American children.
Think of it. Think of how your gifts today are insuring the
future of the arts for the audiences of tomorrow.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostopovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And John Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. John and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: "Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish."
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.
Document No. 230520
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 APR 18 A8:
04/17/91
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DATE:
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and Staff Secretary
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KENNEDY Draft Two
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KENNEDY CENTER MUSICALE RECEPTION
Monday, April 22, 1991 State Floor
It's a pleasure for us to be here tonight, sharing in a
dream of President Kennedy's. For he yearned to see an America
that valued the arts as much as business or science or politics.
He once said: "Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life of
the
arts is very close to the center of a nation's purpose --
and is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization."
Tonight we pay tribute to his vision. And to yours.
You're here because you care deeply about this country's need to
nourish its spirit. You're here because you believe in the
Kennedy Center's vital, exciting, enjoyable work. You've given
of yourselves to endow its future and the nation's. This is
important work. It is great work.
It's essential work because art strikes a chord within our
hearts. It isn't just a passive, pretty experience. It rouses
something vital inside us. In a time when the imponderables of
life are reduced to black and white spreadsheets -- art can touch
us. Can help us express the joys, the fears, the wonderment of
this world.
The Kennedy Center brings that extraordinary experience to
millions. But it does something else remarkable, too. It has
charged into a leadership position in our society by broadening
and deepening its education program. For its directors understand
that nothing is more important than teaching our youth.
But as we equip kids with the skills to compete in the 21st
2
century -- we must also help them develop as complete human
beings. One way to do this is through the arts. Without
knowledge of the beauty and depth of the human spirit -- our
lives and successes can become dull and joyless.
As our national center for the arts, Kennedy Center reaches
across America - and into the future. Last year its education
programs reached over 6 million people, mostly American children.
Think of it. Think of how your gifts today are insuring the
future of the arts for the audiences of tomorrow.
Your gifts are part of a unique private/public partner-
ship, begun last year by the Congressional Trustees who are here
tonight. They led a quest that resulted in unprecedented
Congressional funding that rescued the Center. They helped
inspire you, the donors we salute this evening.
Tonight, we also salute two dazzling performers. Maestro
Rostopovich -- you honor us with your presence. We're moved not
only by your artistry but also by your compassion as an
inexhaustible defender of human rights. And John Wolfensohn has
given many gifts to the artistic heart of this nation -- Sara may
be the most remarkable. John and Sara, thank you for showing us
the importance of passing on the legacy of our cultural heritage.
You remind us of William Blake's words: "Nations are
destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting,
and music are destroyed or flourish."
Through the Kennedy Center, we resolve that our arts -- and
our nation -- will, indeed, flourish forever. God bless you all.