Boston White House commemorates the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's journey
It's been 250 years since Paul Revere's midnight ride, and now the Trump administration marks the courageous behavior of patriotic silversmiths through special videos.
The tribute titled “Calling the National Riding” provides a film recap of the 1775 event, which the White House calls “a bold act of resistance” [that] It triggered a war of independence that changed the course of history. ”
Meanwhile, in Boston where it all started, the anniversary reenacted Reville’s historical ride on Friday.
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Actor Michael Lepage depicts Revere, walking from Paul Revere House to the old church, where two lanterns are lit to show the British advance. After crossing the Charles River, the Sgt. National Lancer Matthew Johnson rode his horse and continued to Lexington.
Massachusetts ranked 250th in various American Revolutionary activities in Boston and Massachusetts. (David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Revere's mission began late at night on April 18, 1775, when there were two lanterns in Boston's North North Church, indicating that the British were crossing the Charles River at sea.
Revere rode a horse to the countryside to remind the colonial militia and warn patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. Although he was stopped by the British Patrol before arriving at Concord, his message had been passed on by riders William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott.
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Thanks to their warning, the militia troops were ready for the first shot shot on Lexington Green the next morning.
The president's statement highlights these facts while paying tribute to Revere, the “master craftsman, husband, father and free proud son.”
It also quotes Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous 1860 poem Paul Revere's Ride, which turned the midnight trip into a national legend. Although the actual riding is part of a larger effort involving multiple messengers, Longfellow's verse “disdain, not fear” – helping enshrine Revere's name in American memory, remains to this day.
“Paul Revere's Midnight Journey” is a portrayal of the legendary journey of the American Patriot Paul Revere from Boston to Lexington in 1775, in order to make it known that ordinary troops are about to march into rural areas in northwest Boston. Excerpted from “The Studio”, Vol. 125. (Print Collector/Getty Image)
The video released by Trump’s team highlights the legacy and uses dramatic narratives, archival images and references to key sites such as Concord’s Old North Church and North Bridge.
“In the death of the night, the silversmith became a signal. The signal became a movement. This movement became the United States,” the voiceover claimed the first of many patriotic events planned, as part of the government's “Salute to the United States to the United States 250” program).
This work was initiated before the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, which includes coordinated federal, state and local commemorations, aiming to focus on major moments in early American history.
Paul Revere's tombstone in Boston, Massachusetts. (Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Friday's Revere Tribute is an informal kickoff and is in units from 1775 to 2025.
The former president also marked a revolutionary milestone.
Gerald Ford illuminated the lanterns at the Old North Church in 1975, symbolically extending Revere's message to the country's third century, thus launching the two centenary of the United States.
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In 2001, George W. Bush commemorated the 225th anniversary of his independence, and his speech in Philadelphia focused on building ideals of freedom and equality.
The Trump administration's message in this tradition is also followed, while also being expected to be a highly anticipated half-year.
