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“Kennedy Center” said in 12 of 272 transcripts, 85 times.
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Dec 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…I think it's going to get very big ratings. And the Kennedy Center is really—really back strongly. It was in very bad shape—very…
…donors come in for record-setting numbers. So we saved the Kennedy Center. And I was really—this was brought up by one of the…
Dec 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…realm. This is something—going to be very special, and the Kennedy Center is very special, and we're bringing this building back to life like…
…thought was even possible. And tonight we're here to congratulate the Kennedy Center Honorees. I must say, this is the first time that a President…
…achievement in the performing arts, and each of the incredible 2025 Kennedy Center honorees has earned the distinction many, many times over. They're really amazing…
Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 19 times
…we—thank you, Jeanette; great job—as we celebrate the 2025 Kennedy Center's Honorees, and they are great honorees. Sylvester Stallone. There he is. Look…
…tell you. A very special thanks as well to our terrific Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, along with Executive Director Ric Grenell. The Board of…
…that's pretty good too. But I think the board of the Kennedy Center is turning out to be—we have so many people that want…
Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Medal Presentation 7 times
…world, most powerful office in the world—our truly exceptional 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees. As President of the United States and the Chairman of the…
…Americans. This is perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class of Kennedy Center Honorees ever assembled. We have country music legend George—got it? It…
…a few moments, we will be presenting these stars with their Kennedy Center Honors medallions, which were redesigned this year with the help of the…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the Kennedy Center. Some people refer to it as the "Trump-Kennedy Center," but we're…
…the cultural center of our nation's capital. I just left the Kennedy Center. We're spending a lot of money wisely on making it really beautiful…
…actually. So Washington, DC, is really doing unbelievably well. And the Kennedy Center that we're fixing—I was just there all morning with the contractors…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…that nobody's ever seen before. And I'm now going over to Kennedy Center. I have some great contractors in my car. I have really great…
…slabs. You couldn't buy it today. And we're renovating it. And Kennedy Center, within a year, will be unbelievable, I think. It's got tremendous—we're…
…marble people with me, and we're going to do that with Kennedy Center. The interior of Kennedy Center is being totally done. The chairs are…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…in a little while. But let's talk about, right now, the Kennedy Center, and I'm delighted to be here, as we officially announce the incredibly…
…artists who will be celebrated later this year at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors. It's going to be a big evening. I've been asked to…
…have some great honorees, some really great ones. Since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors have been among the most prestigious awards in the performing arts…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…it, Mrs. Fix-it. Anybody want to join me? But the Kennedy Center, it's—when I said I'll do this, I hadn't been there. That's…
…is taken. But we're going to turn it around. And the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, you're here, and, in many cases, you have your…
…see—he seems to be a troubleshooter. I say: "How about Kennedy Center? Let's fix that one up." And tremendous strides have been made. You'll…
Feb 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…ever lived, by the way. Yes. So we took over the Kennedy Center. We didn't like what they were showing and various other things. And…
Feb 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…make sure it runs properly. We don't need "woke" at the Kennedy Center. We don't need—some of the shows were terrible. They were a…
Jan 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…loaded up with lights, and everybody—you can see it from Kennedy Center. You can see it very easily. So all I want is the…
Jan 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…all their landing lights on. I could see it from the Kennedy Center tape. We had a tape up on the Kennedy Center that seems…
…the way—perfect vision of it all the way from—at Kennedy Center, where the tape was taken. And for some reason, there weren't adjustments…