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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Both Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that the life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the…

On the recordDecember 17, 1962
Both Roosevelt and Lincoln understood that 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.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Magazine Article \The Arts in America.\

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