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Over
the years, White House egg roll events have been made
memorable by new attractions. In 1993, the Clintons scaled
back the fanfare so that children would remember the day
for its egg rolling games. A generation earlier, First
Lady Pat Nixon gave out certificates of participation
as a souvenir to eggrollers. Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter
distributed plastic eggs with printed notes inside from
the first lady. In 1981, President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan
hosted a hunt for wooden eggs that bore the signatures
of famous people. Wooden eggs soon became the official
White House egg roll keepsakes. The eggs are designed
to reflect the special theme of each year’s event,
and are inscribed with the signatures of the president
and first lady. Each child under the age of twelve is
given one as he or she exits the South Lawn gates.
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