FDR employed artists on a national scale. (Reply #7)

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Mon Sep 2, 2019, 10:55 AM

7. FDR employed artists on a national scale.

"I, too, have a dream-to show people in the out of the way places, some of whom are not only in small villages but in corners of New York City-something they cannot get from between the covers of books-some real paintings and prints and etchings and some real music."

— Franklin Roosevelt to Hendrik Willem Van Loon, January 6, 1938

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166 replies	Author	Time	Post
There is no Music in the trump White House / no mention of the Arts....ever [View all]	spanone	Sep 2019	OP
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t	RKP5637	Sep 2019	#1
Why would the orange $hit want to watch someone else on stage?	mnhtnbb	Sep 2019	#2
+1000	smirkymonkey	Sep 2019	#14
Uncultured boor is the perfect description of...	3catwoman3	Sep 2019	#50
severe case of sex on the wrong brain	certainot	Sep 2019	#101
+1001	Demovictory9	Sep 2019	#57
Hell, I'd be all over it if I could get those great musicians to perform at my home.	groundloop	Sep 2019	#109
Maybe Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are too busy.	dem4decades	Sep 2019	#3
Ted had an appointment to shit himself.	madinmaryland	Sep 2019	#116
And Kid Rock was starting a brawl in Waffle House.	groundloop	Sep 2019	#122
LOL	dem4decades	Sep 2019	#156
Hank Williams Jr couldn't get out of his shift at WalMart.	CaptYossarian	Sep 2019	#165
I wasn't aware that a love of music	virgogal	Sep 2019	#4
Everything except two things are not a requirement.	Ilsa	Sep 2019	#5
JFK and Jackie set the tone for arts appreciation. . .	DinahMoeHum	Sep 2019	#30
Eisenhower's favorite performers	kskiska	Sep 2019	#166
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance...	Wounded Bear	Sep 2019	#6
+1.	yonder	Sep 2019	#17
The Saudis didn't know that proverb.	Totally Tunsie	Sep 2019	#43
this is bad, too	Grasswire2	Sep 2019	#153
FDR employed artists on a national scale.	Kid Berwyn	Sep 2019	#7
Yes he did,to create jobs,but the topic here is music for music's sake.	virgogal	Sep 2019	#8
as is baseball	Larrybanal	Sep 2019	#16
Actually it's a celebration and promotion of the US arts.	Lars39	Sep 2019	#84
There's a WPA mural in my local post office.	dawg day	Sep 2019	#12
The USPS was forced to sell off many WPA post offices from our national art collection.	stuffmatters	Sep 2019	#152
I think it speaks to character and taste.	murielm99	Sep 2019	#9
Trump does not have a live-in pet.	keithbvadu2	Sep 2019	#76
He has pet peeves - hundreds of them....	KY_EnviroGuy	Sep 2019	#90
Agreed. Although Liking music and Having a pet does not necessarily	MarcA	Sep 2019	#128
I like music and I have a pet.	murielm99	Sep 2019	#140
...	spanone	Sep 2019	#15
Hey, thanks! Very cool.	nolabear	Sep 2019	#39
👍🏼😎	spanone	Sep 2019	#41
Thanks for posting	bdamomma	Sep 2019	#73
So like Trump, you have no use for the Arts or Music?	tenderfoot	Sep 2019	#26
Your reading skills are	virgogal	Sep 2019	#42
That may well be but someone's complete indifference sheds plenty of light onto their lack of ...	tenderfoot	Sep 2019	#46
Same to you.	virgogal	Sep 2019	#53
LOL	tenderfoot	Sep 2019	#54
Virogal - do you love music?	EarnestPutz	Sep 2019	#29
It's the culture	treestar	Sep 2019	#36
Typical response. n/t	demmiblue	Sep 2019	#49
It's not a requirement, but it's certainly evidence of their humanity,	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#55
I think that a love of music is associated with an inquiring mind, curiosity and interest in others	irisblue	Sep 2019	#99
"...love of music is associated with an inquiring mind, curiosity and interest in others."	yonder	Sep 2019	#110
I think appreciation of music (and all the arts) is also	volstork	Sep 2019	#146
Truman & daughter	Karadeniz	Sep 2019	#103
It's a sign of a well-rounded human being.	Iggo	Sep 2019	#105
Nixon played the piano. Clinton the sax. I don't know about the bushes,	madinmaryland	Sep 2019	#117
And Obama sings	Control-Z	Sep 2019	#158
This is dreadful	The King of Prussia	Sep 2019	#160
Ahhh---once again.	Kingofalldems	Sep 2019	#123
Yep	RandiFan1290	Sep 2019	#161
Some of us see you clearly.	Turin_C3PO	Sep 2019	#127
Do we need the Hubble?	ChubbyStar	Sep 2019	#130
I don't wear a mask.....ever.	virgogal	Sep 2019	#149
Thank God	ChubbyStar	Sep 2019	#150
LOL....sometimes,when I look in the mirror,I wish I could.	virgogal	Sep 2019	#151
Not that it's a requirement - but as Shakespeare pointed out	soldierant	Sep 2019	#135
You're right-- I checked the Trump WH channel--	dawg day	Sep 2019	#10
That's what kills me. This family has billions of dollars, or at least hundreds of millions, and	smirkymonkey	Sep 2019	#25
He golfs. She shopped.	dawg day	Sep 2019	#81
No music, no art, no books, no pets, just lots and lots of mirrors.	redstatebluegirl	Sep 2019	#11
No grandkids, either, which I find bizarre.	SMC22307	Sep 2019	#20
I doubt he could even name them.	redstatebluegirl	Sep 2019	#21
LOL You're probably right. (n/t)	SMC22307	Sep 2019	#27
+1000	bronxiteforever	Sep 2019	#23
trump likes gold leaf all over his buildings, probably fake, as that cheapskate...	brush	Sep 2019	#65
He could put up his phony Time magazine cover that graced his clubhouses.	keithbvadu2	Sep 2019	#78
He has no soul.	sinkingfeeling	Sep 2019	#97
no mirror, just idealized portraits of himself.	Demovictory9	Sep 2019	#104
Not a surprise, really ...	neeksgeek	Sep 2019	#13
"Trump strikes me as the sort who might own... a really nice turntable and record collection,	pangaia	Sep 2019	#22
And it would have to be made of gold	treestar	Sep 2019	#40
Interesting observation. There is something empty about Trump, and	PatrickforO	Sep 2019	#18
Parallels republicans in general.. artless. empty, bland, nothing lives....	pangaia	Sep 2019	#24
And no sense of humor, irony, sarcasm, self-introspection, empathy, sympathy, etc.	erronis	Sep 2019	#85
The former... with maybe a little of the latter tossed in later	pangaia	Sep 2019	#86
Hitler started out as a painter, but he wasn't good enough	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#34
Not to defend Hitler or his taste, but at least he was INTERESTED in the arts.	maddiemom	Sep 2019	#138
Kick and recommend.	bronxiteforever	Sep 2019	#19
Music would interfere	PatSeg	Sep 2019	#28
Another epic music performance at Kennedy Center	greblach	Sep 2019	#31
Man, that was an INCREDIBLE performance from Heart!!!!!!!	spanone	Sep 2019	#32
Thanks for posting - hadn't heard that version.	KY_EnviroGuy	Sep 2019	#94
Man, that was great. Thanks and welcome to DU	yonder	Sep 2019	#115
That gave me goosebumps!	lunatica	Sep 2019	#118
I've never heard of Spanky doing anything related to the arts in any way.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#33
In his mind "The Apprentice" was high art	FakeNoose	Sep 2019	#52
Probably tone deaf!	True Blue American	Sep 2019	#61
And then there was this:	Tanuki	Sep 2019	#75
Article with tons of pictures	xxqqqzme	Sep 2019	#155
renoir fake	IcyPeas	Sep 2019	#95
A reporter should ask Trump what he's listening to.	JohnnyRingo	Sep 2019	#35
He'd lie, no question about it.	John Fante	Sep 2019	#159
But the traitor can go to nazi rallies get togethers and play music without permission	turbinetree	Sep 2019	#37
called the "Humanities" for a reason	handmade34	Sep 2019	#38
+1	demmiblue	Sep 2019	#63
well	bdamomma	Sep 2019	#87
Trump likes to use hits for his rallies. But the only mention I can recall of his playing	highplainsdem	Sep 2019	#44
He also has no concept of what the music he uses means...	Wounded Bear	Sep 2019	#47
James Galway was there at the first St Patrick's Day in 2017 and was very annoyed	fierywoman	Sep 2019	#45
He only likes "white" noise.	Mendocino	Sep 2019	#48
Touche 🤣	madinmaryland	Sep 2019	#119
All of Trump's music is played inside his head.	Sneederbunk	Sep 2019	#51
I have mentioned before. there is no evidence trump listens to music, enjoys theater, dance, movies	Demovictory9	Sep 2019	#56
So true.	lindysalsagal	Sep 2019	#96
Of course not. Just as there are no pets. There is NO LIFE in the white trash house at the moment.	UniteFightBack	Sep 2019	#58
Everything about him	MFM008	Sep 2019	#114
All previous presidents were interested in the arts in some way	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#59
Thanks!!!	spanone	Sep 2019	#64
Could	bdamomma	Sep 2019	#89
Maybe. The GOPers have been trying to kill the National Endowment for the Arts	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#91
+1. Even W proclaimed June 2001 "Black Music Month"	dalton99a	Sep 2019	#133
Very telling, yet so unsurprising that this void	sammythecat	Sep 2019	#154
Art and music nourish my soul	cp	Sep 2019	#60
I'm with you.	Haggis for Breakfast	Sep 2019	#137
My new playlist!	FailureToCommunicate	Sep 2019	#62
I looked forward to the performances on PBS	Politicub	Sep 2019	#66
The Grifters	trusty elf	Sep 2019	#67
Pets?	Brewh	Sep 2019	#68
The man that hath no music in himself,	lutherj	Sep 2019	#69
Ol' Will nails it again. "The motions of his spirit are dull as night."	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#79
There does indeed tend to be more music in the White House whenever Democrats are in office	sandensea	Sep 2019	#70
Some of my favorites: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Hamilton cast:	demmiblue	Sep 2019	#71
If it's not about him	bdamomma	Sep 2019	#72
He likes paintings of himself,	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#77
This message was self-deleted by its author	Arthur_Frain	Sep 2019	#74
Charta Ching!	usaf-vet	Sep 2019	#80
No books either that I have heard of	randr	Sep 2019	#82
Except for "his" books, which he didn't actually write.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#93
Music and Musical Performances in the White House Timeline	TeamPooka	Sep 2019	#83
Come on folks, the tRumps have lots of fine arts in the White House...	KY_EnviroGuy	Sep 2019	#88
Trump thinks great art .....	CatMor	Sep 2019	#92
but they own a beautiful white piano.....	IcyPeas	Sep 2019	#98
Which is probably never tuned or played	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#102
Jesus thanks tacky!	lunatica	Sep 2019	#121
I didn't see Gwen Stefani on the list	lillypaddle	Sep 2019	#100
Hatred of the arts is a true sign of a psychopath.	Initech	Sep 2019	#106
No artist would want to be associated with this White House	coeur_de_lion	Sep 2019	#107
Nixon played the piano	Turbineguy	Sep 2019	#108
To be fair...	SpankMe	Sep 2019	#111
That's probably true.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Sep 2019	#113
Least surprising story of the day.	Paladin	Sep 2019	#112
The only reference I have re Trump listening to music was maybe 5 years ago.	no_hypocrisy	Sep 2019	#120
Jackie Kennedy brought in Pablo Casals, the great cellist...	Hekate	Sep 2019	#124
You forgot Man	cannabis_flower	Sep 2019	#125
Trump is a narcissistic pig and the only voice he wants to hear is his own.	Vinca	Sep 2019	#126
Is true to a certain extent	Wash. state Desk Jet	Sep 2019	#131
Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda @ Obama White House...	liberalguilt57	Sep 2019	#129
Nobody does music better than 45	Mira	Sep 2019	#132
I am sure the pResident would find all of this very boring. Might keep	japple	Sep 2019	#134
Bill Clinton used to invite noted scientists to dinner so he, Hillary, and Chelsea could learn from	RVN VET71	Sep 2019	#136
I don't think that's a complete list	Mosby	Sep 2019	#139
He's completely artless -- devoid of creativity or any appreciation of it	Blue Owl	Sep 2019	#141
A music festival at today's white house	Mr.Bill	Sep 2019	#142
Also the Broadway cast of Aladdin, including the original Genie, Jasmine and Aladdin,	LastLiberal in PalmSprings	Sep 2019	#143
I knew the Obamas loved music but I had no idea how much. What a great list. And I've been	trickyguy	Sep 2019	#144
And no dog. nt	SayItLoud	Sep 2019	#145
I wouldn't wish that on any mutt!!!	spanone	Sep 2019	#147
Sir Paul sang Michelle at the White House	lpbk2713	Sep 2019	#148
I was surprised this didn't make the list!	DFW	Sep 2019	#162
The only art Trump has ever heard of is The Art Of The Deal	DFW	Sep 2019	#163
I want to cry out of pain of the way things used to be.	Botany	Sep 2019	#164
Money can't buy class. Neither he nor his wife have any	Lady_Chat	Sep 2019	#157

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