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The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
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In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition of selecting a theme for the official White House Christmas tree. She decorated a tree placed in the oval Blue Room with ornamental toys, birds and angels modeled after Petr Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" ballet. Mrs. Kennedy reused these ornaments in 1962 for her children's theme tree. Set up in the North Entrance, this festive tree also featured brightly wrapped packages, candy canes, gingerbread cookies and straw ornaments made by disabled or senior citizen craftspeople throughout the United States.
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
First Lady Michelle Obama began her White House Christmas planning with a very simple idea: to include as many people,...
The Lyndon B. Johnson Administration began during a time of great uncertainty. In November 1963, the assassination of President Kennedy had...
First Lady Nancy Reagan chose the themes for eight White House Christmases. Her official 1981 Blue Room tree was trimmed in...
In 2001, First Lady Laura Bush chose "Home for the Holidays" as the White House Christmas tree theme. Artists from all 50...
The 1969 "American Flower Tree" stood in the North Entrance. For its decoration, First Lady Patricia Nixon arranged for disabled workers...
First Lady Rosalynn Carter explored a variety of holiday themes in her years at the White House. Her 1977 Blue Room...
First Lady Barbara Bush chose a theme of "family literacy" for the Blue Room tree of 1989. She had the Executive...
In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition of selecting a theme for the official White House Christmas tree. She...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...