1987 - The design focused on the "Blessings" theme.

In this bicentennial year of the United States Constitution, Americans were fortunate to have many blessings. Our unique opportunities and freedoms; the immense resources of our multi-heritaged people and bountiful land; our dreams; our legacy of liberty illumined by the original authors of the Constitution and kept brilliant by the inspirational dedication of our people.

The tree's cycling mechanism changed more than 4,000 lamps in the ornamentation from red...

(President Reagan)

[Scanned from original photographic slide.]