The president announced last week major overhauls that included naming himself the new chairman of the cultural center.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.

Artists booked to perform at the venue are grappling with canceling shows. Some, like Chris Pierce, are carrying on: "I’m going to do what I can do and raise my voice"