1988 - President Ronald Reagan, for the last time in office, lit the tree in 1988.

The theme was "legacies" which symbolized the background and value of our nation's muti-cultural heritage.

As before, the tree lights had a cycling mechanism to gradually change visual effects in three phases. Initially, the tree was lit with 1800 green and 1600 gold lamps, ...

(President Ronald Reagan)

[Scanned from original photographic slide.]