Podcast Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President
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Christmas Cheer: President Coolidge Lights the National Tree
- Date of Work
- December 24, 1923
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Christmas Cheer: President Coolidge Lights the National Tree
President Coolidge was the first president to participate in a public celebration of the Christmas holiday turning on the switch for the "National Tree Lighting" in President's Park. December 24, 1923.
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