Independence Day Program:Declaration of Independence Reading Ceremony on the Constitution Avenue Steps

● Presentation of colors by the Continental Color Guard, U.S. 3rd Infantry, the Old Guard
● Performance by the Fife and Drum Corps, U.S. 3rd Infantry, the Old Guard
● Remarks by Acting Archivist of the United States Adrienne Thomas and Director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Timothy Naftali
● Dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence by special guests including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Ned Hector (portrayed by reenactors)