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President Ronald Reagan described it as an iconic moment that captures the essence of America. <\/p>\n

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During the 1984 restoration of the Statue of Liberty, construction worker Anthony Soraci was pictured planting a kiss on Lady Liberty\u2019s forehead, decades after the monument welcomed his grandparents to America. <\/p>\n

The incredible photograph shows the young worker perched on top of a scaffolding bar more than 200 feet off the ground, with Soraci leaning forward to kiss the statue\u2019s head. <\/p>\n

Reagan invoked the moment as he hailed America\u2019s 210th birthday in the summer of 1986, celebrating the statue\u2019s centennial after it was erected on Liberty Island. <\/p>\n

\u201cMany of us have seen the picture of another worker here, a tool belt around his waist, balanced on a narrow metal rod of scaffolding, leaning over to place a kiss on the forehead of Miss Liberty,\u201d Reagan said as he kicked off his speech. <\/p>\n

\u201cTony Soraci, the grandson of immigrant Italians, said it was something he was proud to do, \u2018Something to tell my grandchildren,’\u201d the former president said. <\/p>\n

The restoration project was a four-year endeavor that saw the monument encased in scaffolding as architects, engineers and conservators came together to ensure the Statue of Liberty\u2019s preservation for the next 100 years.<\/p>\n

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Images of the work showed the restoration crews climbing all around the scaffolding as they worked on nearly every inch of the statue, from her toes to her torch.<\/p>\n

Reagan went on to hail Soraci and the others who worked tirelessly to renovate one of America\u2019s most iconic monuments in time for its 100th anniversary, saying the job helps ensure the light of freedom continues uniting those who call the US their home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re bound together because, like them, we too dare to hope \u2014 hope that our children will always find here the land of liberty in a land that is free,\u201d Reagan said.<\/p>\n

Now 40 years after Reagan\u2019s speech, Soraci, who lives in Texas, revealed he had returned to the Statue of Liberty earlier this month for an interview with \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d co-anchor David Muir.<\/p>\n

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America\u2019s eyes will be on Lady Liberty and New York City as it celebrates the United States\u2019 250th anniversary with a week full of festive events \u2014 and the iconic Macy\u2019s Fourth of July Fireworks shows on both the Hudson and East rivers.<\/p>\n

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