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The official White House Christmas Tree is a simply colossal 18.5-foot Frasier Fir. They shipped it in from Fleetwood, North Carolina for the season. The tree has a "neighborhood" theme this year ...
On Christmas Eve 1923, President Calvin Coolidge started an unbroken tradition by lighting the first "National Christmas Tree." The first tree, a cut balsam fir, was placed on the Ellipse by the District of Columbia Public Schools. From 1924 to 1953, live trees in various locations around and on the White House grounds were lit on Christmas Eve.
Truman agreed to stay at the White House for Christmas 1952 and personally lit the tree. [80] Even though the Korean War was raging during Christmas in 1950, 1951, and 1952, crowds were still permitted on the White House grounds. The lone exception was in 1950, when crowds were kept outside the fences due to renovations going on at the White ...
In 2018, a book covering the real-life details of the 1992 Dayton Christmas murders, titled The Christmas Killings: 40 Hours to Justice: Black and White, was published by the Dayton Police History Foundation and co-authored by Stephen C. Grismer, Judith M. Monseur and Dennis A. Murphy. [57] [58]
CAPA and Short North Stage’s “A Christmas Carol” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St. Tickets start at $26.
The extravagant display, with a theme of “Magic, Wonder and Joy,” will open to the public this Christmas holiday season. […] The post White House unveils 2023 holiday decorations appeared ...
A June 1994 tour group exits the White House.. The White House Visitors Office is responsible for public tours of the White House, for maintaining a facility where the public can obtain information about the White House, and for other White House events such as the White House Easter Egg Roll, Holiday Open Houses, Spring and Fall Garden tours, State Arrival Ceremonies and other special events.
The 2005 Christmas Tree in the White House's Blue Room. The White House Christmas Tree, also known as the Blue Room Christmas Tree, is the official indoor Christmas tree at the residence of the president of the United States, the White House.