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A Capitol Fourth

TV·1980–present·PBS·Music·1h 30m·5.5·Created by Jerry Colbert

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America's favorite Independence Day celebration, A Capitol Fourth puts viewers front and center for the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. A Capitol Fourth is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, and our troops watching around the world on the American Forces Network.

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Tony DanzaTony DanzaSelfBarry BostwickBarry BostwickSelfJason AlexanderJason AlexanderSelfJimmy SmitsJimmy SmitsSelfTom BergeronTom BergeronSelfBradley WhitfordBradley WhitfordSelfJohn StamosJohn StamosSelfVanessa WilliamsVanessa WilliamsSelf

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