- Bob Jani (Republican) produced the Richard Nixon Washington D.C. 4h of July Inaugural "Honor America Day" in 1976. Bob Jani had his Disneyland Entertainment designer Hub Braden, (as a service volunteer Democrat), design the raised show stage platform and framing structure. West coast designer Hub Braden had his East coast twin brother designer John Braden, (as a service volunteer Republican), on staff at ABC-NY TV Art Director, supervise set construction and installation at the Washington, D.C. Park presentation sight. This initial annual Washington D.C. 4th of July celebration has become an annual Washington D.C. City, National televised celebratory event.
- Robert Jani died in August 1989 at his Palos Verdes Estates home after a three-year struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known commonly as Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 54.
- In 1966-67, replacing his predecessor, Tommy Walker, Robert "Bob" Jani (1934-1989) became Walt Disney's Disneyland Entertainment Division Director of live park-performer events; Bob Jani produced specialized Anaheim Disneyland Park and Walt Disney's Florida Disney World Park events. Engaged with television duties on ABC TV's Saturday night music variety showcase series, "The Hollywood Palace" (1964-1971), production designer Jim Trittipo was called by Bob Jani to meet, in a morning meeting, to discuss future entertainment project proposals for concept designs related to these future live entertainment projects. Trittipo, afterwards, served Jani with a $1,000.00 consultant charge, then advised Jani that he would send his design associate Hub Braden for any further meetings and design requests. Afterwards, Braden became Bob Jani's Anaheim Disneyland's Entertainment Divisions', including Walt Disney World, conceptual scenic designer and Disneyland park designer-art director, designing scenic elements related to the "Tomorrowland" outdoor live-event-stage's afternoon and nightly summer, winter and spring musical variety show-cases. The live entertainment programming established a precedence to keep in the park families (attendee) for after dark events. Always full of surprise projects, Braden was called one spring day - for a morning meeting. Bob Jani originated a conceptual idea for a summer nightly "Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade." Perhaps "The Main Street Electrical Parade" is both Bob Jani and designer Hub Braden's greatest Disney Legacy.
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