The Kennedy Center may be named after former President John F. Kennedy — and now President Trump — but it was first an idea originated by another president.
Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Julian Zelizer, a professor of history at Princeton University, about the origins of the Washington, D.C., performing arts center and why the recent decision to rename it after Trump has sparked public outcry.
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