The Hall is used for concerts , school commencements , conferences , corporate meetings , televised events and other performances . The Hall hosted the 1939 premiere of '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington '' and was the recording site for '' Eddie Murphy Delirious '' in 1983 ; Whitney Houston 's '' Classic Whitney '' concerts in 1997 ; '' Martin Lawrence Live : Runteldat '' in 2002 ; Chris Rock 's HBO special and album '' Never Scared '' in 2004 and Robin Williams HBO special '' Weapons of Self Destruction '' in 2009 . It has hosted tapings of TV game shows '' Jeopardy! '' in 1997 , 2004 , 2012 and 2016 , and '' Wheel of Fortune '' in 2000 and 2001 , and the 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , and 2008 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group . From 1930 until the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971 , Constitution Hall was home to the National Symphony Orchestra and the city 's principal venue for touring classical music soloists and orchestras . Some of the earliest mainstream country music concerts were also held there , organized by Connie B. Gay . The National Geographic Society presented sold-out film lectures , filling the hall for many decades , three evenings a week until about 1990 when they moved to the National Geographic theater near 16th and M Streets , NW . The free Air Force Band Sunday concerts , featuring famous guest artists , are popular , as is the band 's special Christmas gala show
Classic Whitney
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
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