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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Who Oversaw National Recording Registry & Gershwin Prize, Fired by President Trump
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden was fired by President Trump on Thursday (May 8). She oversaw the National Recording Registry and Gershwin Prize.
“Donald Trump’s unjust decision to fire Dr. Hayden in an email sent by a random political hack is a disgrace and the latest in his ongoing effort to ban books, whitewash American history and turn back the clock,” Jeffries said. It also has collections of rare books, prints and photographs, as well valuable artifacts, such as a flute owned by President James Madison, which Lizzo played in a widely-publicized (and, in some quarters, controversial) 2022 performance arranged by Hayden. Gershwin Prize honorees during Hayden’s tenure were Smokey Robinson(2016), Tony Bennett(2017), Gloria & Emilio Estefan(2019), Garth Brooks(2020), Lionel Richie(2022), Joni Mitchell(2023) and John & Taupin.
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