James A. Johnson’s Press

The Millennium Stage was created and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center’s mission to its community and the nation.

On January 1, 1999, James A. Johnson became chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Fannie Mae, headquartered in Washington, D.C.

James Arthur Johnson is clearly a changed man. When he was a Democratic Party operative, he was very big on losing. From 1968 through 1984, he worked for no fewer than five failed presidential campaigns — his last as chairman of the disastrous effort that ended in Walter Mondale’s 49-state defeat to incumbent Ronald Reagan.