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2019 Fourth of July Celebration at the Nixon Library
July 4, 2019
Sunday, June 30 – – FREE Performance by the Huntington Beach Concert Band at Noon
Thursday, July 4th – – Celebrate Independence Day!
Witness history with Revolutionary War encampments and battle skirmishes featuring real musket fire!
Meet the men and women of America’s Founding
Including General George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Paine, Betsy Ross and General Charles Cornwallis
Hear Benjamin Franklin give educational presentations on Militia Bullet Casting and Colonial Printing
Learn about the Colonial Congress and formation of the United States!
FREE CHERRY PIE TO THE FIRST 200 GUESTS!
Special Thanks to Polly’s Pies
10:30am – Library Welcome and a Revolutionary War Skirmish
Special opening remarks and a simulated skirmish between the British Redcoats and Continental Militia in the Library’s gardens next to President Nixon’s Birthplace
*WARNING* Loud Noises & Simulated Gunfire
11:30am – “Words at War”
Colonial Printing & Casting program in the Cabinet Room with Dr. Benjamin Franklin
12:00pm – Placentia Symphonic Band – – FREE CONCERT ADMISSION!
Patriotic favorites of the renowned Placentia Symphonic Band in the East Room
1:30pm – “Words at War”
Colonial Printing & Casting program in the Cabinet Room with Dr. Benjamin Franklin
2:15pm – Heroes in History Panel & Discussion
Learn the history of America’s Independence and hear Revolutionary War stories from George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, British General Cornwallis, and Dr. Benjamin Franklin
4:00pm – Skirmish on the East Lawn
A final engagement between the British Redcoats and the Continental Militia in the Library’s Gardens next to President Nixon’s Birthplace
*WARNING* Loud Noises & Simulated Gunfire
All Day!
Meet and take pictures with President George Washington, President Thomas Jefferson, and Dr. Benjamin Franklin.