From the first National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in 1923 to the Kennedy-era start of selecting a theme for the official White House tree, see how holiday traditions have grown into a public celebration
President Calvin Coolidge led the first National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse in 1923, starting an annual tradition.President Franklin D. Roosevelt with two of his grandchildren on Christmas Day, 1939, in the East Room of the White House.President Harry S. Truman inspecting two turkeys at the White House in 1948. They were gifts for the president's Christmas dinner from the Poultry and Egg National Board and the National Turkey Federation.President Dwight D.
President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter hit the dance floor as hosts of the White House Christmas ball for members of Congress and their spouses in 1978.First lady Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan, wrapped Christmas presents on the floor of the first family's upstairs residence at the White House.First lady Barbara Bush, wife of President George H.W.
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