This color photograph framed by the railing on the upper level of the White House shows fireworks erupting over the National Mall, with the illuminated Washington Monument also visible. A crowd watches the fireworks from the South Lawn.

This color photograph shows President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at a picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4. Also in the picture are Earle Jorgensen, Caroline Deaver, and Mike Deaver.

This color photograph by Pete Souza shows President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in silhouette, watching the fireworks over the National Mall from White House on July 4, 2009.

This color photograph taken from the White House shows crowds gathered on the South Lawn for the Fourth of July, awaiting the fireworks display over the National Mall.

This black-and-white photograph shows a large crowd gathered on the White House lawn during a Fourth of July celebration in 1903. Three thousand people attended patriotic speeches held under the shade of trees on the South Lawn.

This black-and-white photograph by Abbie Rowe is of President Harry Truman meeting with Michael Gene Condatore of Washington in the Oval Office, where Michael presented the president with an oversized "firecracker" that had the president's initials on it.

This color photograph shows George W. and Laura Bush standing on the Truman Balcony overlooking the crowd on the South Lawn during the Fourth of July festivities at the White House.

This color photograph by Karl Schumacher shows President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford at railing of the Truman Balcony, watching the fireworks for the Bicentennial in 1976. Ford attended celebrations at Valley Forge, Philadelphia and New York Harbor before returning to Washington D.C.