History of Lincoln Center: the 1950s
The Mayor's Slum Clearance Committee (Robert Moses, chairman) is given the go-ahead from the New York City Board of Estimate to designate Lincoln Square for urban renewal.
Informal luncheon to discuss the possibility of a cultural project takes place.
The informal committee, as yet unnamed, elects John D. Rockefeller 3rd as its chairman.
The informal committee chooses as its official name the Exploratory Committee for a Musical Arts Center.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. incorporated.
John D. Rockefeller 3rd is named the first President of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
The New York Philharmonic-Symphony Society Board of Directors passes a resolution to become a constituent.
The Juilliard School Board of Directors passes a resolution to become a constituent.
The Metropolitan Opera Association Board of Directors passes a resolution to become a constituent.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower breaks ground for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.