Melania Trump, Kennedy Center and House Republicans
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The amendment comes as the latest move in Republicans' effort to reshape the Kennedy Center, which was authorized by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, named after President John F. Kennedy in 1964 following his assassination, and opened in 1971 under the Richard Nixon administration.
The Kennedy Center’s Opera House may soon be named after first lady Melania Trump, if an amendment passed Tuesday by House Republicans becomes law.
Pop pianist Ben Folds' new record is a celebration of the National Symphony Orchestra, and a protest against President Trump's changes at the Kennedy Center.
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