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President Bush visited the Jefferson Memorial
on July 2, 2001 as part of the beginning of
Independence Day celebrations. The President greeted
these two boys and other visitors to the memorial
dedicated to President Thomas Jefferson, who is
credited with drafting the Declaration of
Independence. Two days later, President Bush visited
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the site of the
adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the
Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.