Constitution Avenue Steps This family event is free and open to the public. Seating on the Constitution Avenue steps is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Indoor seating is available in the William G. McGowan Theater. Email specialevents@nara.gov. Greetings by master of ceremonies Allison Seymour, Fox 5 News Anchor Presentation of colors by the Continental Color Guard* Live Performance of the National Anthem Performance by the Fife and Drum Corps* Remarks by David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States Dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence by reenactors portraying Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abigail Adams, John Dunlap, John Hancock, and Ned Hector Live Performance of “America the Beautiful” * Continental Color Guard and Fife and Drum Corps provided by U.S. 3rd Infantry, the Old Guard