justice is no virtue. [applause] >> senator goldwater's acceptance speech at the 1964 republican national convention this weekend on american history tv's "reel america," sunday at :00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, the smithsonian's national museum of american history commemorates flag day and the 200th anniversary of the star-spangled banner with speechs and a variety of performances. the program ends with a simultaneous singing of the national anthem. this event is about an hour and a half. >> how is everybody doing today? pretty good? great. well, i want to welcome you all to your national museum of american history and to anthem for america. my name is xavier. today, we are celebrating our national and international flag

day sing-along for the 200th anniversary of of our star-spangled banner. [applause] that's right. 200 years ago this year, francis scott key wrote the words to a poem to defense of forth mchenry and set it to a british tune and together, they formed our national anthem, "the star spangled banner." here, we explore america's history through collections, research, and public outreach. we help people understand the past, to and to shape a more humane future. and we are hoping our program will be able to do all of that by bringing the nation together. we are not just bringing people together here in washington, d.c. on the national mall, but also all over our country and indeed, world. i'd like to send a special welcome to our streaming audience who is watching us via

youtube ustream and welcome espn, welcome all of you. it is very important that our conductors are well-known for bringing along singers from all over the world with his virtual choir projects. i would like you all to join me in thanking mr. eric whitaker. [applause] also, let me introduce you all to today's choir. these guys are great and i had a lot of fun with them earlier today at rehearsal. they're organized by the john f. kennedy center for performing arts chorus america and classical movements. 400 voices from 45 states age 9 to 81. let's give them a hand. [applause]

we would also like to thank our men and women of the united states air force. we have the united states air force band and singing sergeants with us today but they're not only performing. if you black a all the things that you see up here, much of it being run behind the scenes is also being done by the men and women of our united states air force. so please recognize them with a hand. [applause] also, we would like to thank the national park service. without them, we wouldn't have this beautiful national mall towards which to orient our performance. and also at park service sites all over the country, folks are watching us online. so please recognize them. [applause] and you guys are in for some really good performances today and many of them were made possible by our friends at wolf and tusk management. please give them a big hand.

[applause] all right. now, to help us kick off this event, i'd like to welcome our esteemed first speaker. please welcome the 12th secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. wayne cluff. [applause] >> good afternoon. great day. enjoying it? but welcome to the smithsonian's national museum of american history, your museum. thank you for all coming to help us celebrate the grand 200th anniversary of one of our nation's most iconic objects, the star-spangled banner. today, on flag day, we celebrate in word, song, and performance. today, we left every song and sing. i want to thank many of the

talented performers who are singing today, especially this gifted choir behind me composed of singers from sea to shining sea. let's give them a hand. [applause] and thanks also, the u.s. air force concert band who represent our brave men and women serving around the world. let's give them an applause. [applause] many thanks to our undersecretary for history, art and culture, the deputy of the director and all my deletion who open helped us organize this wonderful even. thanks to our friends and supporters, especially our friends a at the national park service, the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts, wolf and tusk and classical movements who worked so hard for us to make this day special for us. the star-spangled banner was born in baltimore.

we are honored to welcome the former mayor of baltimore and current gordon of the state of maryland, the honorable martin o'malley. he will be speaking shortly, as well as the director of maryland historical society. and we thank both of them for the loan of the original manuscript displayed for the first time in our history. renee flemings wore the gown hen she sang the 2014 in the super bowl and is also on display. every day, millions of flags fly in small cities and big towns all across our nation they hang on our front porches, storefronts, schools, museums, cities, state and federal buildings. small children carry them in big parades. i even had a flag that was carried in outer space by a friend of mine who was an

astronaut. a military -- our military men and women carry them into battle. they mark the graves to the fallen at gettysburg national cemetery and the national . metery in normandy, france we salute the -- everything those flags stand for everywhere is symbolized by one flag here and that is the star-spangled banner. it is here, but we at the smithsonian don't own it. you own it, the american people. we take care of it and we have for more than a century. we preserve it and display it for the american people and visitors from around the world who seek to understand our country, our culture and its great history. as one of our curators here once said, there's an accurate perception that we are forever, that we will care for and object eternally. this is a sacred trust we the smithsonian take seriously

because we owe it to the american people. we tell america's stories, stories of courage, of struggle, sacrifice and triumph. our scholars and experts will use the latest technologys and techniques to keep this flag alive for generations to come so your children and your children's children can learn from the lessons it teaches all of us. you can see it here today. you can visit any time online. please do. it's your flag. it's part of the history of fabric of our country. for even more information on this important time in our history, please explore our online exhibition from our national portrait gallery 1812, the nation emerges at the night at 9:00 p.m. on the smithsonian channel. don't miss out on the star spangled story, battle for america with insights from curators from this museum. the story on david mccullough once wrote history shows us how

to basement history teachs and reinforces what we believe in, what we stand for, what we ought to be willing to stand up for. history is or should be the bed rock of patriotism, not the chest pounding kind of patriotism, but the real thing, love of country. his words stand the test of time. thank you for being with us today and enjoy. [applause] >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. you know, thanks to the work of secretary clough and many others, the smithsonian institution is using the wonderful flag day celebration to bring the nation together. and there are a lot of people helping us out with this celebration, including the 115 national partners, organizations such as the aarp, capital girl scout council, veterans of foreign wars. there are too many others to name. in 30 states and two countries,

hosting 86 watch parties. and many of these watch parties are hosted also by some our 200 smithsonian institution affiliates. added to that at 600 macy's stores across the country, people will be joining us to sing aalong. that means from washington to the u.s. cons consulate in iraq there, are folks that maybe you know all around the globe singing with us at 4:00 p.m. and we want to thank all of them for joining us. i hope you guys are ready. are you? are you tired of hearing me talk? i think it's time for another performance. so i'd like to do that by welcoming again, our choir, and also welcoming the united states air force band and singing sergeants to perform the battle hymn of the republic commanded by dr. larry h. lang. [applause]

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♪ ♪ i have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel, as deal with my contenters so with

you may grace shall deal since god is marching on, glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ ♪

glory, glory hallelujah, glory, glory hallelujah lory, glory, hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ as he died to make men holy let

us die to make men free glory, d is marching on glory hallelujah, his truth is marching on glory, glory, hallelujah lory, glory, hallelujah lory, glory, hallelujah ♪s truth is marching on

[applause] >> that was great, everyone. thanks a lot. much like the words in the battle hymn, the star-spangled banner inspire us all. and we want to join with that inspiration by having the star-spangled banner inspire us to something and we would like you to take a turn in joining

that inspiration as well. now, i know that there are people watching us all over the country, all over the world and there are a lot of you watching on the sound of my voice. and many of you are going to be taking lots of pictures and taking lots of video of this event and of your various watch parties. what we'd like you to do is share those photos and videos with us online. while you're there, you can also check out our interactive banner yet waves timeline. it features artists like aloe blacc, train, and all of these a ties have worked with us at the smithsonian to craft their own special versions of the "star-spangled banner" in celebration of this great occasion. it's really, really nice. i've seen lots of those videos. so please make sure that you check it out. and it's very easy to do. all of the instructions and information that you need is on our website. anthemforamerica.smithsonian.com

. now, speaking of the wonderful artists in our timeline, many of them come from long-standing traditions in american music. and our next performer fits with that tradition. she is part of the historic legacy of the carter family. she has the bloodline of legends such as mother maybell carter and june carter cash. after nearly a century of their first recordings, she made sure that that circle remains unbroken. so please welcome recording artist carlene carter. >> thank you. hi. [applause] ♪ this is a little song. it's about what it was like for me growing up as a little girl and traveling around with mother may bell and the carter sisters. it's my little story. in my grandmom's house, the ildren would sing guitar and twanging loud, would ring out

little but i was the biggest kid i'm only 2, do what the grown-ups did ♪ in a big shiny car, we head down the road slept the mothers who , on a floorboards cold and if i could change a ching in this world i would go back to the days that grandmom where the wild

wood grows border ld be by the biscuit and gravy and a truck stop song in a world of mine, i saw what i saw in the rearview mirror, i get a wink from my grandmom ♪ and if i could change a thing in this world, i'd go back to the weregrandmom and her girls singing sweet and low for me and the wild wood rose

♪ i will always remember the day that she died my daddy had called me and he started to cry i rode on an airplane, with the thought of my pain and my tears would not stop stood in a circle and sang ill the circle be unbroken by-and-by oh, by-and-by

y'all want to sing it with me ill the circle be unbroken y-and-by, lord, by-and-by ere's a better home awaiting in the sky, lord, in the sky ♪ the sky, lord, in the sky ♪ thank you all. it is an honor to be here. let's have a great flag day! woo-hoo! [applause]

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>> ♪ 'tis a gift to be simple 'tis a gift to be sweet 'tis a gift to come down where we ought to be and when we find ourselves in the place just right twill be in the valley of love and delight where truth and liberty are gained to vow we shan't be ashamed to turn will be our delight turning we come round right ♪

♪ ♪ 'tis a gift to be simple 'tis a gift to be free when truth and liberty is gained shan't be turn we ashamed round righte come ♪ ♪

'tis a gift to be simple a gift to be free gift to come down where we ought to be and when we find ourselves in the place just right 'twill be in the valley of love and delight. when true simplicity is gained, -- bend wethen we shan't be ashamed to turn, turn will be our delight, till by turning, turning we come

round right ♪ ♪ [applause] >> we want to thank the united states air force band and singing sergeants for that special arrangement of the shaker tune "simple gifts" featuring master sergeant emily wellington. let's give them and her a hand. [applause] for those of you in washington, if you are on the mall, you might see and probably already have seen, some of our many volunteers working together to give people information, get the word they need to go, direct

them to the opening of our museum where you can go in. i want to recognize them for coming forward and helping us for this wonderful event. please give them a big hand. [applause] an easy way to find them as they laced --words in star version of the "star-spangled banner" on the front of their shirts. i would like to recognize the president john adams was also on the board of the national museum of history. let's give them a hand as well. [applause] here at the national museum of american history, we are the stewards of american history and also of the star-spangled banner flag, sometimes known as the great garrison flag. some of you are looking at me a

little strange, but you did hear my words correctly. these flags that you sung about in "the star-spangled banner" is right inside the building behind me. there are people as we speak looking at it in an exhibition. when we are done, you can take the opportunity to go around to our open entrance, go inside the museum, see all of the wonderful collections on display, but also see that star-spangled banner the flag we talk about in our national anthem. when francis scott key saw that same flag flying 200 years ago, he was inspired to handwrite the point, a manuscript. believe it or not, that manuscript is also on display in this building, inside the national museum of american history, the original 1814 manuscript of our national anthem. the stewards of that manuscript are the maryland historical society. now i would like to introduce you all to the president of the

maryland historical society. he is a singular historian and interpreter. it is largely due to his efforts that the manuscript and flag have been brought together for the first time in 200 years. as a matter fact, probably closer to each other than they have ever been before. him.e join me in welcoming [applause] herew exciting it is to be amidst all this great american music, particularly the legendary carter family. that is very exciting. good afternoon. day,wonderful glorious this flag day, we at the maryland historical society are honored to be sharing our star-spangled banner manuscript,

written by francis scott key on september 16, 1814. today as these two american icons, the giant flag and tiny document are joined for the first time, i have a short story to tell you. no one in baltimore knew what to onect when don broke september 14, 1814. the night had been stormy, violent. , so-called bomb ve 200s, had been lobbing pound exploding bombs for fort mchenry for 40 hours straight. screaming rockets were lighting up the gloomy darkness. the americans were returning fire from gun batteries lining the shore. it had been quite a show for baltimore. noisy, terrifying, and hypnotic.

every american within range, soldier, or private citizen, was watching anxiously from roof and hilltop alike. the future of baltimore and perhaps the republic itself or hanging in the balance. the u.s.e 1812 when declared war against the world's strongest nation, the fast-growing port of baltimore and the chesapeake a community had been prime targets. in the hot, stormy summer of 1814, nightmares came true. the u.s. capitol and the white house went up in flames. the u.s. president fled for his life with the invading redcoats. now, it was baltimore's turn. city residents new the british would show no quarter if they entered the city. privateers had been preying on enemy merchant ships throughout the war.

be left in ruins if the invaders succeeded. desperatearlier, fighting at northpoint had killed the british general. faced with 15,000 entrenched and determined defenders with 100 nons, the enemy land attack had already failed. would fort mchenry fall under fierce bombardment? would redcoats storm the streets with burning torches? and a mix of curiosity hope, thousands of eyes stared in the distance. cheers started throughout the harbor. the flag was still there! one volunteer summed up the many tears of joy. we refilled at exultation with the holding the stars and stripes still floating in the breeze. theher witness watched when -- with the british fleet where he was retained after

negotiating the release of prisoners under a flag of truce. francis scott key, a successful 35-year-old lawyer in the new capital, was also a gentleman poet. within two days, yet put pen to paper visited late -- he had put pen to paper vividly describing the well of emotions people have felt that this unlikely victory. it wasa popular song, picked up by newspapers all over american became "the star-spangled banner" within a month. he had a simple donation -- explanation. he said in that hour, the heart spoke. does not such a country and the defenders of that country deserve such a song? that song, forever identified with the giant flag that inspired it, remained popular, especially during public ceremonies. in 1931, more than a century after the war that inspired it,

president herbert hoover signed the bill that made it our national anthem. celebrating the 200-year journey that has brought a tiny piece of paper and a giant flag together for the very first time. we celebrate the families of the 1814 defenders that saved these precious icons in their baltimore homes throughout the 19th century. the flag was destroyed hanging on buildings. souvenir pieces were snipped off and shared with honored guests. the manuscript was probably parlor.d in a baltimore we celebrate the institutions in baltimore and washington have conserved, display, and interpretive flag and document throughout the 20th century. after more than a century, the flag is still the national -- centerpiece of our national memory devoted to america's memory. at the historical society in baltimore, our document is the

focus of an 1812 exhibit second to none. we celebrate mr. key's timeless work, four versus that not only discover a garrison flag has survived the chaos of battle, but also describe the stars and stripes symbols of-- as peace and victory for a new country that aspires to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. the 170 --year-old maryland historical society, founded in part by the 1814 defenders themselves, is very proud to share this special moment with the smithsonian, national capital, and the entire nation. take time out during the next two weeks. visit two of america's most important icons, together for the first time here in the national museum of american history's beautiful flag chamber. you will discover it is a

once-in-a-lifetime experience. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much, mr. kummerow. i know we have people joining us across the world via our webcast. i want to take a moment to say something to some of the folks we have here. first off, how many people live in this area? [applause] that is all i am going to get, really? all right. how many people are natives of the washington, d.c., area? [applause] yes. as i'm sure all of you know, we in the nation's capital have some of our own regional favorites. we certainly appreciate "the

star-spangled banner." we have a treat because we have a group of local connections. they are from right up the road in potomac, maryland. we have some people from potomac? we have some people. smithsonianthey are folkways recording artists. it supports increased understanding through sound. i think you will love the sound these guys make. they have been featured in concert, on television, on radio, and even during the fourth of july celebration on the mall. i know you will love them. here they are, little bit of blue. >> all right, nice day, nice day. ♪

well don't get fund my more on't get well no i know how i am going to die. mama to tell my that blueo shake tried to tell my mama inl her the shape i am tell her pray for me

sins d to forgive my tor't send no doc dr. won't do me no good don't send no doctor doctor won't do me no good. met pray for and do everything you can ♪ ♪ well, i had my fun

moredon't get well no i said i had my fun if i don't get well no more i know i am going down on the next train south back homey clothes on the next train south look for my clothes back home --'t cosan no trouble causing no trouble goneweek, i will be

♪ ♪ [harmonica] [upbeat harmonica music] ♪ ♪ when i get the blues gonna it me a rocking chair

when i get the blues gonna get me a rocking chair here rock on away from by the blues so bad it hurts my tongue to talk got the blues so bad ♪ hurts my tongue to talk ♪ i love to hear my baby call my name i love to hear my baby call my name

♪ ♪ the blues ain't nothing but a poor man feeling bad the blues ain't nothing but a poor man feeling bad the worst feelings i believe i ever had ♪ ♪ ♪ hurry, mama bring my lollipop i said hurry, mama and bring my lollipop i'm going to rock with the clock ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you.

[applause] thank you so much. >> thank you very much. thank you, "a little bit of blues." the star-spangled banner memorialized the battle baltimore 200 is ago. we have citizens of baltimore joining us online today. some of them are from fort mchenry, the actual site, national park service site trade their hop -- they are hosting a watch party. i hope you are having as much fun as we are here. the next beaker represents baltimore. first as the mayor and now in his second term as governor of mayor. he is the cochair of the council of governors, was appointed the first ever such counsel by president barack obama. it is my privilege to introduce to you all today the honorable

governor martin o'malley. [applause] >> thank you very much. my name is martin o'malley, i am the governor of maryland. it is a great honor to be here with all of you today on behalf of the people of maryland. people who in both of our country's wars of independence played such a central role, not only geographically and militarily, but also spiritually, and helping us to realize and to find for ourselves what it meant to be an american. in one of the more poignant stories told of the commissioning of our giant star-spangled banner, when major toistead and sam smith went marry pickers go -- mary's home

to commission the huge flag, it was sewn together not only by mary and her daughters but also by a young 13-year-old african-american endangered serving girl. picture that. black hands and white hands sewing together the stars and stripes. i would submit to you the thread that held that flag together then is the thread that holds it together now. it is the threat of human ofnity -- it is the thread human dignity, of neighbors helping neighbors, of neighbors believing in neighbors, and believing in what we could accomplished together. defenders ofve baltimore were african-american citizens of a still yet very imperfect country. 50% of the defenders of baltimore were immigrants or the

sons and daughters of immigrants. the together without regard to class or race, a dug trenches around our city. they held their ground. they defended this place, our .lace, the united states just as the flag was made stronger by the individual tr hreads, so too does our country made stronger today by the individual threads of each of our stories. in thisour children, bicentennial year when we are the first generation of americans to have experience a tax on the continental united states, we are the first generation of americans to have felt what it was like to have our government buildings attacked. remind your children that freedom is not free and that our country's greatness is found in one another. that is what "the star-spangled banner" is about. that is what this commemoration year is about, to tell that

story and lift every voice and sing. thank you. [applause] very, very much, gov. o'malley, for those words. when francis scott key wrote his o'er the land of the free," many people living in the land had no freedom. it has come to symbolize the american spirit for generations of people and continues to even today. james weldon and john roseman johnson immortalized this struggle in a very special song that has come to be associated with the african-american civil rights movement, but whose lyrics speak to folks of all different countries -- cultures

and backgrounds, much like the words of our national anthem, "the star-spangled banner." the composer, conductor, visionary of music education, and sponsor of the national award-winning young people's court, but one the highest honor for youth programs -- that won the highest honor for youth programs and were presented the award at the white house and also a genius recipient sapient -- here to conduct the national black anthem, lift every voice and sing." [applause] ♪

>> ♪ lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring ring with the harmonies of liberty let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies let it resound loud as the rolling sea sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us facing the rising sun of our new day begun

let us march on let us march on , till victory is won ♪

♪ god of our weary years god of our silent tears thou who has brought us thus far

on the way thou who has by thy might led us in into the light keep us forever in the path, we pray ♪ ♪ lest our feet stray from the places, our god, where we met

thee lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee shadowed beneath thy hand may we forever stand true to our god, true to our native land ♪ oh ♪ amen ♪ [applause]

>> thank you, everyone. it is truly great to come together in song. here at the national museum of american history, we have our own rich collection. prince's guitar. tito puente's drums. several stradivarius strings in our collection. those collections and performances represent all genres and eras of music. of course if you are going to , collect and interpret american music, you have to have jazz. so what i would like to do for you all today is introduce our orchestra. the left our orchestra in residence. they are going to help us celebrate the year 1931. this is a very important year,

not just because jazz was king with venues like the cotton club, with bandleaders like duke ellington and others, but also because 1931 is the year that the "star spangled banner" was adopted as our national anthem. do not say you did not learn anything from this program. so here are the smithsonian jazz masterworks orchestra under the artistic direction of charlie young. performing for you a jazz klaxon the best year, performing for you a jazz classic from that year cab , calloway's "minnie the moocher." ♪ [piano solo] [horns join] ♪

[piano solo] [bass solo] solo] ♪ [applause] ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ["mambo" from "west side story" playing] ♪

[cheers and applause] >> we want to thank francisco nunez for conducting. i got the opportunity to hang out with him earlier today and

yesterday, and he is amazing. we appreciate him coming. please give them another hand, if you will. yes. [applause] also, you guys, we have some brave folks up here on the stage who have been braving this hot sun this whole time. our choir is wonderful. please give them another hand. [applause] that was "mambo from west side story," featuring our choir, and also featuring the united states air force band. today -- yes, please. [applause] today the members of the united states air force band and singing sergeants are representing all the men and women of the armed forces who defend our flag. do we have any veterans or military personnel here today

and even watching us? can you please stand and recognize them with a hand? [applause] for your service and selfless sacrifice, we want to appreciate that and to pay tribute to all of our veterans, especially those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation, here is technical sergeant daniel anderson and the air force band performing "last full measure of devotion" which will be followed by irving berlin's "god bless america." ♪

>> ♪ in the long and dark history of america there are names that shine like beacons in the night the patriots who gave us meaning who kept the the lamp of freedom burning bright in the long and honored history of america there are those who pay the last and final price >> ♪ ahh >> ♪ called upon by chance for this circumstance

to give the ultimate sacrifice a grateful nation bows its head in sorrow and in thanks for guaranteeing our tomorrow ♪ [drums] the last full measure of devotion that's what they gave to the cause the last full measure of devotion and though they cannot hear our applause we honor them forever and keep alive their story

pay tribute to their lives and give them all the glory the last full measure of devotion beyond the call of duty the last full measure of devotion they gave themselves to serve those who gave their lives those who came back alive and highly resolved most highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain

the last full measure of devotion beyond the call of duty were their deeds the last full measure of devotion they gave themselves to serve the greater need and for those who did survive and came back alive they join in praise of comrades who were slain and highly resolved most highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain ♪

in vain ♪ [applause] [cheers and applause] [drum roll] ♪

["god bless america" playing] ♪ >> ♪ while the storm clouds gather far across the sea let us swear allegiance to a land that's free let us all be grateful for a land so fair as we raise our voices in a solemn prayer god bless america land that i love

stand beside her, and guide her thru the night with a light from above from the mountains, to the prairies to the oceans, white with foam god bless america, my home sweet home ♪ god bless america land that i love stand beside her and guide her

thru the night with a light from above from the mountains, to the prairies to the oceans, white with foam god bless america, my home sweet home god bless america, my home sweet home ♪

[cheers and applause] >> all right, everyone. our national sing-along is almost here. we are minutes away. i would like to introduce you to our next guest. she was adopted by a family by -- from woodstock but born in romania. an accomplished member of rock 'n roll. i understand she has a brother on the capitol police force in washington, d.c. here to prove the words of woody guthrie's "this land is your land," please welcome kristen capolino. [applause]

♪ >> ♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york island from the redwood forests to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me ♪ [rock guitar] as i walked out the ribbon of highway. i saw above me the endless skyway i saw below me that golden valley

this land was made for you and me ♪ [guitar solo]

♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york island from redwood forests to the gulfstream water this land was made for you and me yeah ♪

[applause] thank you! whoo! >> thank you. i would like to ask guests and performers to join me on stage because it is just about the time for us to sing together. 200 years ago when the british marched on baltimore, francis scott key, a lawyer sent to negotiate a prisoner exchange, was on the ship and witnessed that attack, the bombardment of fort mchenry. imagine how his worry turned to joy in the morning when the smoke began to clear and high above the fort he saw the red, white and blue of the flag waving strongly declaring the young nation was still standing. i would like to invite all of our speakers as well as all of you here and everyone watching online to honor those who have served our country. soldiers, officials, teachers, doctors, tradesmen, friends,

parents, children, everyone who appreciates the freedom on which we stand. join with me and my friends in song this flag day for the 200th year of its existence. please stand and sing with me the united states national anthem, "the star-spangled banner." ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?

whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ♪ ♪

[cheers and applause] >> we all wish "the star-spangled banner" a happy 200th birthday. we hope there will be 200 more to come, obviously. i want to thank you all watching on our web stream, all of you here today. i would like to thank all of our partners, including everyone on the stage with me. let's give these conductors, the men and women of the united states air force a big hand.

as well as the smithsonian institution, our partners in washington, d.c., and all across the country, please make sure to keep our national mall clean by disposing of trash in the appropriate places. if there is trash that does not belong to anyone, please do us a favor and pick it up. it will help out the folks at the park service as well as a seven national resume of american history. once again, my name is xavier. i thank you all so much for joining us here all around the nation and around the world. thank you, guys. and be good, all right. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> 48 hours of programming every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter