Whitney Houston Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D. C. (03, 10, 1997)

Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D. C., were special live concerts by Whitney Houston featuring many of her greatest hits, as well as gospel favorites and songs saluting some of her influences including Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross. The concerts were held at historic DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D. C. on October 3 and 5, 1997. The second night concert was broadcast live via HBO, which was her third HBO special. (First was Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston in March, 1991 and second, Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa in November, 1994. ) The first night concert was later broadcast on HBO in late October. Whitney and The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children donated the proceeds, over 300, 000 from ticket sales to the Children s Defense Fund, a national nonprofit organization devoted to providing a voice for all children of America, particularly poor, minority and disabled children.