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What is the future of the Kennedy Center?

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The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was founded in 1971 as a national cultural center and memorial to President John F. Kennedy .

Its annual honors ceremony, which airs on CBS , features the best in music, theater and dance.

Conservatives charge the center is "too liberal," highlighting three drag events last year , including a " Broadway Drag Brunch " New chairman suggests a new host: "The king of ratings, right? Whether we like it or not, the king of the ratings!".

Ben Folds was part of Kennedy Center's leadership during the first Trump administration.

Folds: "There is an instinct, an authoritarian instinct, that is true in all authoritarian times in history: Take control of the culture, take control of arts early on" " Sunday Morning " reached out to White House and the Kennedy Center for this story.

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