President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to tighten his grip on the Kennedy Center.An annual tradition since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors gala recognizes artists for their lifetime achievements in their field.

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.

After expressing dissatisfaction with the Kennedy Center's presentations and installing loyalists on its board who elected him chairman, President Trump is moving to give himself more control over the selection of the artists to be honored in its televised awards gala—an event he boycotted during his first term.

Canadian and American artists and human rights advocates are decrying changes made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. One human rights lawyer warns that attempts to "capture culture" are typical of authoritarian governments.

The president of the performing arts center claimed the cancellation is because Lin-Manuel Miranda "can't be in the same room with Republicans."

President Donald Trump is expected to visit the Kennedy Center for a board meeting on Monday, two sources familiar with the planning tell CBS News Organizers have arranged for the meeting to be held onstage at the venue's opera house.

A longtime insider who has been at the center of the Washington, D.C. social scene for decade claims Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center is destroying the venerable institution as ticket sales dry up,