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Lighting of the National Christmas Tree
White House Garden Tours
White House Easter Egg Roll
White House State Easter Eggs Exhibit
Fourth of July Events
Park's Special Events and Activities

Lighting of the National Christmas Tree

	2008 National Christmas Tree (31 Photos) Lighting of the National Christmas Tree, 41' 9' Colorado blue spruce, marks the official beginning of a 3-week musical event and is a tradition begun in 1923 when President Calvin Coolidge lit the first tree in President's Park on behalf of all Americans. NPS Photo by Donna Spiewak View Album \| View Slideshow

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2007 National Christmas Tree

01 National Christmas Tree

National Christmas Tree

02 National Christmas Tree

National Christmas Tree

03 National Christmas Tree

National Christmas Tree

04 National Christmas Tree Train

National Christmas Tree Train

05 National Christmas Tree

National Christmas Tree

06 State Tree Sponsors

State Tree Sponsors

07 The Yule Log

08 South View of the White House

South view of the White House

09 National Christmas Tree

National Christmas Tree

10 Pre-Show Entertainment

Pre-Show Entertainment

11 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony

12 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony

White House Garden Tours

	2007 White House Garden Tour (20 Photos) See what's blooming at this year's summer garden tour at the White House! (NPS Photo by Donna Spiewak) View Album \| View Slideshow

White House Easter Egg Roll

	2008 White House Easter Egg Roll (30 Photos) This springtime celebration has been a tradition for more than 100 years! (NPS Photo by Donna Spiewak) View Album \| View Slideshow

	2007 White House Easter Egg Roll (28 Photos) View photos or slideshow of the 2007 White House Easter Egg Roll activities on the South Lawn and the Ellipse. (NPS Photo by Donna Spiewak) View Album \| View Slideshow

White House State Easter Eggs Exhibit

	2008 State Easter Egg Display (51 Photos) View this year's White House State Easter Egg Display View Album \| View Slideshow

	2007 White House State Eggs (51 Photos) View the 2007 White House Easter Egg by State display View Album \| View Slideshow

Fourth of July Events

	2007 "A Signature Event" (12 Photos) On July 4th, all visitors stopped by and became "Signers of the Declaration of Independence" at the White House Visitor Center. View photos by NPS Donna Spiewak. View Album \| View Slideshow

Park's Special Events and Activities

	2007 National Trails Day (18 Photos) It's Cleanup Time on our National Trails! View photographs of the local Boy and Girl Scouts participating at President's Park on Saturday, June 2. (NPS Photographs by Donna Spiewak) View Album \| View Slideshow


			Did You Know? Scottish stonemasons were hired to build and carve the sandstone walls of the White House. Painters then covered the walls in 1798 with a whitewash to keep water and ice from seeping inside the walls and breaking them apart. So it was white from the beginning.

Last Updated: February 03, 2009 at 14:52 EST