Collection White House Easter Egg Roll
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
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The National Park Service maintains the White House Grounds and President's Park. They are responsile for beautiful seasonal plantings including the fall chrysanthemums seen here.
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
The White House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long.The White House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without porticoes; 152 feet wide with...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
A group of physicians and surgeons meeting in Washington 1891 was treated to a reception at the White House on the...
Not long after she became First Lady, Pat Nixon was asked what she planned to focus on in her new...
Nicholas Stefanos “Steve” Vasilakes emigrated from Ligerea, Greece, to the United States in 1910 and soon thereafter set up his hot pean...
Throughout the history of the White House and the grounds surrounding it, visitors have commented on the trees and foliage...
April showers might bring May flowers, but White House florists keep the Executive Mansion in bloom year-round. Today the White...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...