A federal law signed by Richard Nixon preserves the current name of Ford's Theatre, meaning any change would likely require an act of Congress. While the administration already added the president's name to the U.S. Institute of Peace, a federal judge recently ordered his name's removal from the Kennedy Center after ruling the move was unlawful. The Interior Department currently oversees 433 National Park System sites.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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White House Denies Plan to Add Trump's Name to Ford's Theatre
US Politics27 days ago
Trump administration officials have reportedly shared a list of federal sites for potential renaming in honor of the president, including the location where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. The White House and the Interior Department, which owns Ford's Theatre, have since called the claims "completely false" and "not true." A representative for the administration dismissed the reporting by MS NOW as a "complete lie" based on the word of a "low-level official."
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