01/17/1962
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"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 tes..."
"I want to express my appreciation for your warm words of welcome."
"I want to express our appreciation to the people of the Bahamas for their welcome."
"A nation's government can expect to play only an indirect and marginal role in the arts."