Here is a brief history of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the nation build a public auditorium in Washington, D.C as a means to keep up with the global arts and culture scene, per the Kennedy Center’s official website.

President Trump says he’s “disappointed” with what he saw while touring the Kennedy Center for the first time after naming himself chair of the performing arts institution as

The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.