Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The Smithsonian Institute director told staff members via email that he had submitted documents and materials to the White House in an effort to be "transparent and open."
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III sent the materials on Tuesday in response to an ultimatum the White House delivered on Dec. 18, saying that if it didn't submit documentation of its exhibits, wall labels, programming plans for America's 250th birthday and more, the government would withhold federal funding.
"The American people will have no patience" for any museum that is "uncomfortable conveying a positive view of American history," Domestic Policy Council director Vince Haley and White House budget director Russell Vought said.
In the email, Bunch told the staff that information included materials "in several galleries" and that the institution would "continue to provide responsive information on a rolling basis."
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