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When a board packed with Donald Trump\u2019s allies voted in December to add the president\u2019s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the transformation happened almost immediately. By the following morning, crews had worked quickly to fasten 18 letters to the institution\u2019s marble facade.<\/p>\n

Now that work is being quietly dismantled.<\/p>\n

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In a memo obtained by The Atlantic<\/em>, the Kennedy Center\u2019s lawyers today directed employees to remove references to the center being named for anyone other than President John F. Kennedy. The note seems to suggest that Trump will accept a judge\u2019s recent order to remove his name from the center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis includes email signatures, email communications, letterhead, website, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, references in contracts, MOUs, and other agreements, and every other reference to the \u2018Trump Kennedy Center,\u2019 the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, or similar name,\u201d read the email, which I obtained.<\/p>\n

Less than a week ago, a federal judge ordered the institution to remove all references suggesting the center had been renamed for Trump within 14 days, restoring its formal title as The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Court ruled that the Board acted beyond its authority in adding President Trump\u2019s name to the Center and gave the Center 14 days from May 29 to remove all references to the Center being named for anyone other than John F. Kennedy,\u201d lawyers informed staff.<\/p>\n

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The memo offers the clearest sign yet that the institution intends to comply with the ruling, despite the board\u2019s aggressive efforts in recent months to rebrand the center under Trump\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

It also broke down guidance for each department\u2019s responsibilities in complying with the order. Those working in development, campus planning, and archives, for instance, were instructed to immediately update templates, agreements, forms, and policies. Meanwhile, facilities and marketing were given a deadline of June 12 to update all physical and digital signage.<\/p>\n

The memo also addressed the judge\u2019s second ruling, which issued a preliminary injunction to halt the center\u2019s plans for shutting down the institution this summer. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper found that board members lacked sufficient information to make an informed decision about the closure, but stopped short of ordering the building to remain open or halting renovations altogether.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Court did not rule that the Center must stay open during the renovations, and did not require that the Center present any particular programming on-site during the renovations,\u201d the memo read. \u201cThe Center is considering its options and will provide further guidance shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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