Kennedy Center Opens With Bernstein Mass Without Jackie
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opens this week with Bernstein Mass as the featured work, but Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will not attend the official opening. President Nixon and Mrs Nixon plan to attend the first orchestral concert.
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Martha Mitchell on Merv Griffin Show Sparks TV Censorship Talk
On Merv Griffin's late night show Martha Mitchell sparked audience reaction with outspoken remarks. The program also featured Pamela Mason and Dr Joyce Brothers as Tom Smothers appeared, while a Johnson critique of television commercials was cut for air.
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Leonard Bernstein receives thunderous ovation at Kennedy Center
At a dress rehearsal for Mass by Leonard Bernstein, about 2,300 attendees filled the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The audience rose for an extended 20 minute ovation directed at cast members and Bernstein in the Presidential Box. He bowed, embraced cast members, and the event set the stage for tonight’s preview and tomorrow’s gala opening.
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