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Bicentennial Independence Day

B0493-15 - President Ford initiates the ringing of Bicentennial bells across the nation while on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal with Bicentennial Administration head John Warner in observance of Operation Sail activities in New York Harbor. July 4, 1976.
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B0513-07A. President Ford speaks at Independence Hall in a ceremonial event to mark the nation’s Bicentennial. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. July 4, 1976.
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Marines Present the Flag outside of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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First Lady Betty Ford, Princess Grace and Prince Rainier III of Monaco at the Operation Sail Event aboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59)
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