The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts (aka the Kennedy Center) is the beating heart of American cultural life. Established in the memory of President Kennedy, its mission is the promotion, preservation, and celebration of the very finest artists the nation has to offer.
Or at least, it was before Donald Trump got his sticky fingers all over it. Since returning to office the Kennedy Center has been squarely within his crosshairs, apparently considering its high-minded artistic mission a direct threat to his anti-intellectual stance.
