Half a century ago, during a crowded Rose Garden ceremony, President Lyndon B. Johnson codified the nation’s commitment to the arts and humanities.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-arts-humanities-endowments-20151002-story.html
U.S. has funded artists and intellectuals for half a century, but it's a perennial fight
Los Angeles Times,
02 October 2015, USA
Half a century ago, during a crowded Rose Garden ceremony, President Lyndon B. Johnson codified the nation’s commitment to the arts and humanities.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-arts-humanities-endowments-20151002-story.html