He served in a variety of positions in the Eisenhower administration, including involvement in the Office of Defense Administration, the Committee on Government Organization, the Borrowing Authority Review Board, the President’s Advisory Committee on Government Organization, and the second Hoover Commission. From 1957–1958 he served as assistant to Nelson D. Rockefeller and then as assistant to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1958–1959. In January 1961, Kieffer became the first Executive Director of the National Cultural Center (now known as the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts). He oversaw numerous fund raising efforts and assisted in creating the architectural plan for the Center.[1]
From 1970 to 1975 Kieffer worked in the Department of State and the Department of Transportation. In 1978 he became the Director of the National Committee on Careers for Older Americans. In 1976, he helped found the Advanced Transit Authority (ATRA) where he served as secretary, treasurer, and later chairman of the Board of Directors. He authored the book From National Cultural Center to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: At the Front End of the Beginning which was published in 2004. [2]
Deathedit
Kieffer died at his home in Fairfax, Virginia on March 22, 2017 at the age of 93.[3]
Referencesedit
^Press release[1]. The John F. Kennedy Library. Retrieved: 2009-01-20
^"JFK Presidential Library Opens Papers of Jarold Kieffer First Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | JFK Library".
^"JAROLD "Jerry" KIEFFER Obituary (2017) the Washington Post".
External linksedit
Papers of Jarold A. Kieffer, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
April 11, 2024
jarold, kieffer, 1923, march, 2017, first, executive, director, national, cultural, center, later, renamed, john, kennedy, center, performing, arts, contents, early, life, career, death, references, external, linksearly, life, edithe, born, minneapolis, minnes. Jarold A Kieffer May 5 1923 March 22 2017 was the first Executive Director of the National Cultural Center later renamed the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editHe was born in Minneapolis Minnesota on May 5 1923 He served in the U S Army from 1942 to 1946 stationed in the South Pacific and the Philippine Islands He received his Ph D from the University of Minnesota in 1950 Career editHe served in a variety of positions in the Eisenhower administration including involvement in the Office of Defense Administration the Committee on Government Organization the Borrowing Authority Review Board the President s Advisory Committee on Government Organization and the second Hoover Commission From 1957 1958 he served as assistant to Nelson D Rockefeller and then as assistant to the Secretary of Health Education and Welfare from 1958 1959 In January 1961 Kieffer became the first Executive Director of the National Cultural Center now known as the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts He oversaw numerous fund raising efforts and assisted in creating the architectural plan for the Center 1 From 1970 to 1975 Kieffer worked in the Department of State and the Department of Transportation In 1978 he became the Director of the National Committee on Careers for Older Americans In 1976 he helped found the Advanced Transit Authority ATRA where he served as secretary treasurer and later chairman of the Board of Directors He authored the book From National Cultural Center to John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts At the Front End of the Beginning which was published in 2004 2 Death editKieffer died at his home in Fairfax Virginia on March 22 2017 at the age of 93 3 References edit Press release 1 The John F Kennedy Library Retrieved 2009 01 20 JFK Presidential Library Opens Papers of Jarold Kieffer First Executive Director of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts JFK Library JAROLD Jerry KIEFFER Obituary 2017 the Washington Post External links editPapers of Jarold A Kieffer Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jarold A Kieffer amp oldid 1044049589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
