Photos: How presidents celebrated July 4

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Photos: How presidents celebrated July 4

How does the President of the United States celebrate the birthday of the country? Take a look.

FILE - In this July 4, 1970 file photo, President Richard Nixon escorts Ambassador David K. E. Bruce from meeting at the Western White House after their meeting in San Clemente, California. Bruce was selected as new chief negotiator for the Paris peace talks. H. Alexis Johnson, under secretary of state and Dr. Henry Kessinger, right, the president's chief foreign policy advisor looks on. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this July 4, 1971 file photo, President Richard Nixon signs the Constitution's newest amendment which guarantees 18-year-olds the right to vote in all elections. Robert Kunzig, general services administrator, waits to certify officially ratification of the 26th amendment. The signing took place in East Room of the White House in Washington. Paul Larimer of Concord, Calif. , a member of the singing group "Young Americans" also signed the amendment. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)

FILE - In this July 4, 1981 file photo, Former President Jimmy Carter his wife Rosalynn Carter, right, and daughter Amy Carter, wave to the crowd along Peachtree Street as they lead a parade through the streets in Atlanta, Ga. Carter was the Grand Marshal in the Independence Day celebration. (AP Photo/Gary Gardiner)

FILE - In this July 4, 1984, file photo, President Ronald Reagan congratulates stock car driver Richard Petty, who won the Firecracker 400 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)

FILE - In this July 4, 1986 file photo, President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan hold hands as they watch the start of Op Sail from Governor's Island in New York Harbor. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz)

FILE - In this July 4, 1990 file photo, President George H. Bush checks his bandaged hand before starting a round of gold at the Cape Arundel Golf Club in Kennebunkport, Maine. The president said he cut his hand while cleaning fish he caught the day before. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

FILE - In this July 4, 1991 file photo, President George H. W. Bush congratulates Desert Storm commander Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf after presenting him with the medal of freedom at the White House in Washington. Bush also bestowed the medal on Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Colin Powell. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

FILE - In this July 4, 1993 file photo, from left, F.W. de Klerk, President Bill Clinton, and Nelson Mandela appear at ceremonies honoring the two South African leaders with the Philadelphia Liberty Medal at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

FILE - In this July 4, 1996 file photo, President Clinton, right, watches as a young American Bald Eagle named Freedom is released into the wild along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist Craig Koppe during an Independence Day ceremony at Patuxent Naval Air Station, Md. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin)

FILE - In this July 4, 2000 file photo, President Clinton speaks on the USS John F. Kennedy as a tall ship passes between him and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor during Independence Day celebrations in New York. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)

FILE - In this July 4, 2001 file photo, President George W. Bush celebrates the Fourth of July holiday in Philadelphia and poses with that city's baseball mascot, the "Philly Phanatic," at a block party sponsored by the Greater Exodus Baptist Church to promote his faith-based initiative that would enable religious charities to provide government services. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FILE - In this July 4, 2001 file photo, President Bush celebrates the Fourth of July holiday in Philadelphia by playing street football with kids at a block party sponsored by the Greater Exodus Baptist Church to promote his faith-based initiative. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FILE - In this July 4, 2005 file photo, President Bush greets the crowd after delivering remarks at Independence Day celebrations at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.V. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

FILE - In this July 4, 2006 file photo, President Bush smiles as he poses for a group photo with military personnel during his visit to U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FILE - In this July 4, 2007 file photo, President Bush, left, hugs Joy S. Enders, right, President of the 167th Airlift Family Readiness Group, during his visit to the West Virginia National Guard 167th Airlift Wing and Families on Independence Day in Martinsburg, W.V. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FILE - In this July 4, 2008 file photo, President Bush gestures during remarks at Monticello's 46th annual Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FILE - In this July 4, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with members of the United States armed services and their guests while hosting a Fourth of July party on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FILE - In this July 4, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet military families as they host an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

FILE - In this July 4, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, watches as first lady Michelle Obama, second from left, and performer Bruno Mars, left, greet each other as he takes the stage to deliver remarks during an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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FILE - In this July 4, 1970 file photo, President Richard Nixon escorts Ambassador David K. E. Bruce from meeting at the Western White House after their meeting in San Clemente, California. Bruce was selected as new chief negotiator for the Paris peace talks. H. Alexis Johnson, under secretary of state and Dr. Henry Kessinger, right, the president's chief foreign policy advisor looks on. (AP Photo)

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