Lighting the Menorah: Presidential Lighting of Menorahs Past
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During the 1979 ceremony to light the electrified menorah in Lafayette Park, Jimmy Carter also lit a smaller menorah, which is part of the collection of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.
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President Ronald Reagan is presented with a menorah by rabbinic representatives of the American Friends of Lubavitch, 1987.
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President George H.W. Bush participates in a Hanukkah celebration at the Old Executive Office Building, 1989.
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President Bill Clinton looks on as children from the Jewish Primary Day School light a menorah in the Oval Office, 1997.
William J. Clinton Presidential Library
This gallery features images from Lighting the Menorah: Celebrating Hanukkah at the White House, which chronicles the celebration of Hanukkah in the White House.
