Collection Holiday Cheer at the White House
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
Christmas Themes: Jacqueline Kennedy Refines the Season - Photo 4
Christmas Themes: Jacqueline Kennedy Refines the Season - Photo 4
The Kennedys, 1962.
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