John F. Kennedy was inaugurated the 35th President of the United States in 1961 after narrowly defeating the Republican candidate, Vice President Richard Nixon.

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Kennedy’s first book, Why England Slept, examines the reasons England failed to prevent World War II, drawing on observations from his European travels and the access afforded to him by his diplomat …

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Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy is a major permanent exhibit in the massive roof-level Atrium that explores Kennedy’s appreciation and promotion of the arts and why the Kennedy Center came …

Concert Hall A true celebration of American music! Thomas Wilkins opens the concert with the world premiere of Peter Boyer and Joe Sohm’s American Mosaic— an NSO co-commission featuring …

A limited number of Rush tickets will be available for every performance at the Kennedy Center Box Office the day of the performance. Rush tickets become available 2 hours prior to each performance, …

The Kennedy Center fulfills its obligation as the National Cultural Center and living memorial to the late President Kennedy through various memorial interpretations, including the John F. Kennedy exhibit, …

Explore our calendar of shows and performances at the Kennedy Center. We present over 2500 events each year in every genre. The National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera call us …

Presenting over 2,000 performing arts shows and events each year, The Kennedy Center is a vibrant campus of theaters and other artistic spaces, a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, and a …