The John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C.
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The John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C.
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President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Trump changed 18 members of the board with allies who then elected him into the place.
There is no such thing as a precedent for this transfer – most presidents have been hands-off with the cultural middle because it opened in 1971 – together with President Trump himself throughout his first time period.
Already, artists affiliated with the middle have departed and performers are canceling exhibits.
For a decade, Deborah Rutter served as President of the Kennedy Heart. This week, she was ousted from that place. In her first interview since then, she speaks with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly in regards to the abrupt finish to her tenure.
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