Hoover Easter Egg Rolls
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...
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Creator: Abbie Rowe, National Park Service, 1953.
The White House has always been a place for children. David and Barbara Ann Eisenhower are pictured here riding their tricycles by the south portico of the White House. They also watched movies with their grandmother, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, in the East Wing theatre.
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