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The Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn in April 2017. The South Lawn presents a long north–south vista from the White House. Open to the public until World War II, it is now a closed part of the White House grounds that provides a setting for official events like the State Arrival Ceremony as well as informal gatherings including the annual White House Egg Rolling Contest and staff barbecues.
The Truman Balcony on the second floor of the White House The portico before construction of the balcony (photo c. 1910–1935) The Truman Balcony is the second-floor balcony of the Executive Residence of the White House, which overlooks the South Lawn. It was completed in March 1948, during the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
English: The tent on the South Lawn of the White House where President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a State Dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Mrs Gursharan Kaur, Nov., 24, 2009.
PHOTO: President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a World AIDS Day event on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2024. (Annabelle Gordon/Getty Images)
U.S. rapper Doug E. Fresh performs during a Juneteenth Concert on the South Lawn of the White House on June 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Since the 1870s, children have participated in the time-honored, Americana custom of pushing brightly colored, hard-boiled eggs across the White House South Lawn with wooden spoons.
The room is the point of entry to the White House for a visiting head of state following the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn. The room has four doors, which lead to the Map Room , the Center Hall, the China Room , and a vestibule that leads to the South Lawn.
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