Different administrations have made their mark on the Kennedy Center one way or another behind the scenes, but President Donald Trump is taking center stage.

President Trump announced plans Friday to fire board members for the Kennedy Center for the Performing ... Trump would not attend the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017 after some of that year's ...

Hillary Clinton Queen Latifah to host the 47th Kennedy Center Honors Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, an ally of former President Joe Biden, was to be the chairman until 2026.

Every December, the Kennedy Center Honors are awarded for lifetime contributions to American culture. Past recipients include Ella Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Sinatra ...

"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the ...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. / 46th Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. / AP Photo/Ben Curtis / Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Trump has sought to reshape the use of executive authority ...

During Mr. Trump’s first term he broke with precedent and declined to attend the Kennedy Center Honors after some honorees at the annual awards show criticized him. Mr. Trump is known to have ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to overhaul the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by firing people from its board and installing himself as the new chairman has raised ...

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has had a chance of leadership, and that could affect who gets honored.

Bush in 2004. In 2017, Trump became the only President to skip the Kennedy Center Honors since its debut in 1978 after several honorees threatened to boycott the following White House reception.