In 2002 , Budweiser filmed two commercials to dedicate the September 11 attacks in the park ( one in 2002 , and another one in 2011 ) . Both were only aired once On Labor Day in 1980 , Republican Nominee for President Ronald Reagan kicked off his national campaign on Liberty Island , with the Statue of Liberty behind him and said : ' I want more than anything I 've ever wanted , to have an administration that will , through its actions , at home and in the international arena , let millions of people know that Miss Liberty still " Lifts her lamp beside the golden door . " ' On July 4 , 1985 , Daryl Hall and John Oates played an outdoor benefit concert for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty in front of an estimated 70,000 people at Liberty State Park . The concert was later re-played on HBO
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Liberty State Park