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Collage of Celebration
On May 20, 1975, an estimated 105,000 Charlotteans took part in the bicentennial celebration at Freedom Park. In one photo on the left, President Ford is seated next to long-time North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms.
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Gerald Ford
Collage of Celebration
A Snapshot of Presidents in Charlotte
George Washington
The General in Charlotte
Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson's Commemorative Essay
Woodrow Wilson
The Charlotte Observer Cover
Diary of Erastus C. McAlpine
John F. Kennedy
President Kennedy Campaigns in Charlotte
Richard Nixon
Nixon in Charlotte as VP
Gerald Ford
An Invitation Accepted
Collage of Celebration
Barack Obama
Obama at UNC Charlotte