National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

noun

U.S. Government.

1. an independent agency, created in 1965, that develops a national policy of support for the arts and humanities.

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The source also emphasized that there is a significant vetting process for any presidential nominee and that Pack had been previously confirmed in 2002 to the advisory board for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.

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Established: Created by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

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Established: Created by the same National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

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Hosted by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, the musical tribute commemorates the 50th anniversary of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act.

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Financed by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities as well as private foundations, Cassidy and a staff of eight editors at the University of Wisconsin are slowly sifting American literature and records of interviews with 2,752 native Americans in 1,002 communities.

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