Bicentennial Reconvening

Bicentennial celebrations kicked off as early as September of 1974 with a reconvening of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. At the 2-day celebration, President Ford addressed Governors of the original 13 states, Senators, Congressmen & over 1500 invitees -

But may I offer my own idea on how best to commemorate the Bicentennial. Let us all, during the coming months, study carefully the character, study the qualities of the men who founded this Nation. Let us try to grasp the stuff that was inside of each of them and all of them collectively. And then, let us release, if we can, the same spirit within ourselves. We have the same capacity for unity, discipline, and sacrifice. Let us show the world that the character and quality of the American people has not changed in 200 years.