Monday, December 21, 2009

The History of Christmas at the White House 1789-2009

Like any other Americans, the family living in the big white house on Pennsylvania avenue has traditions surrounding the holiday season as well. Sit back, and get comfortable, while we explore how Presidents have celebrated Christmas from President George Washington to President Barack Obama.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. ~ President Calvin Coolidge

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History of Christmas at the White House (1789-1849)



President George Washington and First Lady Martha (1789-1797)

President John Adams and First Lady Abigale (1797-1801)

President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)

President James Madison (1809-1817)

President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth (1817-1825)

President John Quincy Adams and First Lady Louisa (1825-1829)

President Andrew Jackson and First Lady Rachel (1829-1837)

President Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)

President William Henry Harrison and First Lady Anna (1841-1841)

President John Tyler and First Ladies Lettitia and Julia (1841-1845)

President James K. Polk and First Lady Sarah (1845-1849)

President Zachary Taylor and First Lady Margaret (1849-1850)

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History of Christmas at the White House (1850-1901)

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President Millard Fillmore and First Ladies Abigail and Caroline (1850-1853)

President Franklin Pierce and First Lady Jane (1853-1857)

President James Buchanan (1857-1861)

President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary (1861-1865)

President Andrew Johnson and First Lady Elizabeth (1865-1869)

President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia (1869-1877)

President Rutherford B. Hayes and First Lady Lucy (1877-1881)

President James A. Garfield and First Lady Lucretia (1881-1881)

President Chester A. Arthur and First Lady Ellen (1881-1885)

President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Francis (1885-1889, (1893-1897)

President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Caroline and Mary (1889-1893)

President William McKinley and First Lady Ida (1897-1901)

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History of Christmas at the White House (1901-1953)

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President Theodore Roosevelt and First Ladies Alice and Edith (1901-1909)

President William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen (1909-1913)

President Woodrow Wilson and First Ladies Ellen and Edith (1913-1921)

President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence (1921-1923)

President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace (1923-1929)

President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou (1929-1933)

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor (1933-1945)

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess (1945-1953)

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History of Christmas at the White House (1953-1977)

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President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (1953-1961)

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (1961-1963)

President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady Claudia (Lady Bird) (1963-1969)

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia (1969-1974)

President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty (1974-1977)

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History of Christmas at the White House (1977-2009)

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President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalyn Carter (1977-1981)

President Ronald Regan and First Lady Nancy (1981-1989)

President George HW Bush and First Lady Barbara (1989-1993)

President William J. Clinton and First Lady Hillary (1993-2001)

President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush (2001-2008)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (2009- )

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