US EditionSmithsonian, under White House pressure, turns over details on planned exhibits
Smithsonian submits exhibit records to White House, complying with demand for patriotic U.S. history for 250th anniversary, with 62% of its $1B budget federally funded.
- On Tuesday, the Smithsonian handed over additional materials to the White House after a Dec. 18 ultimatum and a Jan. 13 deadline, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III confirmed.
- President Donald Trump's March order instructed removal of 'divisive' ideology from the Smithsonian, placing Vice President JD Vance on the Board of Regents to oversee July 4 250th preparations.
- The White House demanded lists of displays, objects, wall text, curatorial manuals, proposals, and programming plans for this year's anniversary, and Mark Paoletta confirmed these documents are under review.
- The Smithsonian's funding structure means it relies on congressional support, giving the administration leverage as up to six public regent vacancies could open this year.
- Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has assigned two deputies and promised `As a public service institution, we are committed to being transparent and open`, briefing the White House without a formal report.
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Smithsonian hands over documents as its leader works to balance “principal and pragmatism” in facing White House demands
As the Smithsonian faced a deadline to comply with the White House’s request for extensive documents about its museum exhibitions, Lonnie Bunch III, the historian who leads the institution, has been treading a careful line between maintaining independence and complying with the Trump administration’s demands.
Smithsonian, under White House pressure, turns over details on planned exhibits
Facing pressure from the White House, the Smithsonian Institution handed the Trump administration new materials and documents for planned exhibits and events during the United States's 250th birthday.
Smithsonian faces a deadline to show Trump its exhibits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution faced a Tuesday deadline to detail its plans for celebrating the country’s 250th birthday, part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge negativity from the stories that Americans are told about their history.
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