Kennedy Center Board Member Has Big Plans: Yachts, Franchises, Models, Fashion Shows, And Restaurants

“We can have a fashion show with Valentino, the top designer in the world, in honor of Jacqueline Kennedy. That would be very glamorous. You can seat a couple thousand people for a gala, who pay $200 a ticket, and people will go, and the center will make money.

“We can franchise the Kennedy Center’s name in Europe and Asia and the Middle East, like the Louvre does in Abu Dhabi. That would be lucrative.

“You can build a marina. I’m convinced it would be terrific. The Kennedy Center is very difficult to access. You put in a little marina, and on the weekend you go there — the yachts park there. You go to a beautiful restaurant. It will be a beautiful experience.” – Kennedy Center board member Paolo Zampolli, speaking to the New York Times.

Fashion? Rockets? Yachts? A Trump Ally Has Ideas for the Kennedy Center

Fashion? Rockets? Yachts? A Trump Ally Has Ideas for the Kennedy Center

The businessman Paolo Zampolli has counted Donald J. Trump as a friend for decades. In the 1990s, when Mr. Zampolli ran a …

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