The event marks the culmination of weeks of effort by the president and his team to get the bill across the finish line.

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The event has on occasion produced political sensations. When James G. Watt, the interior secretary under Reagan, banned the Beach Boys and other rock bands in 1983, an uproar ensued.

In 2021, when many COVID-19 stay-at-home mandates were starting to be lifted, the White House hosted more than 1,000 visitors on the White House South Lawn for a barbeque and fireworks.