Arts and science medal ceremonies absent under Trump

FILE – In this Nov. 15, 2007 file photo, President Bush, third from left, presents the 2007 National Humanities Medal to members of the Monuments Men Foundation, from left, Robert Edsel, Jim Reeds, Harry Ettlinger, Horace Apgar and Seymore Pomrenze, for the Preservation of Art of Dallas, Texas, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington. White House ceremonies for arts and science medal winners, a tradition dating back to the 1980s, have been absent so far in the Trump administration. Eighteen months into Trump’s presidency, there have been no National Science Medals, or National Medals of Arts or National Medals of Humanities. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE – In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama awards Jody Lewen, the executive director of Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison, the 2015 National Humanities Medal during a ceremony at the White House in Washington. White House ceremonies for arts and science medal winners, a tradition dating back to the 1980s, have been absent so far in the Trump administration. Eighteen months into Trump’s presidency, there have been no National Science Medals, or National Medals of Arts or National Medals of Humanities. The medals are personally bestowed by the president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE – In this Sept. 29, 1999 file photo, President Clinton, right, and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton award the National Humanities Medal to Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, left during a ceremony in Washington. Hall was honored for her extraordinary contributions to the study of modern American history. White House ceremonies for arts and science medal winners, a tradition dating back to the 1980s, have been absent so far in the Trump administration. Eighteen months into Trump’s presidency, there have been no National Science Medals, or National Medals of Arts or National Medals of Humanities. (AP Photo/Khue Bui, File)