Pat Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower with Gingerbread House

This photograph of First Lady Pat Nixon and daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower appreciating the details of the White House gingerbread house was taken by Jack E. Kightlinger on December 13, 1971, during the Richard M. Nixon administration. The house featured the German A-frame design and was based on the story of Hansel and Gretel. It was created by then Assistant Executive Chef Hans Raffert for Mrs. Nixon, who was the first to start this holiday tradition.