People – “The Kennedy Center was opened as an interactive memorial for the late president, per Public Law 88-260, which explains why no other memorials are permitted within the center. Kennedy, a devoted supporter of the arts, frequently advocated for what he called “our contribution to the human spirit,” per the center’s site. Though plans to open a national cultural center in D.C. were already in the works before Kennedy’s death, the establishment was redesignated as a JFK memorial in the months after his assassination. Construction began in 1964, and the center opened in 1971…”