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 Donald Trump is visiting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It's his first time at the marquee arts institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term in office.

Trump paid his first visit to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since he appointed himself chairman.