2015 Dec 22
by Bridget Mallon
1935
Christmas decorations in the White House on December 18th 1935.
1939
American President F.D. Roosevelt photographed surrounded by his family in 1939.
1958
President Eisenhower poses for Christmas pictures at the White House with his family on December 23rd, 1958.
1962
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, pictured together at the White House in Washington, as they admire the decorated Christmas tree on December 14th, 1962.
1974
First Lady of the United States Betty Ford with a Christmas tree in the Blue Room at the White House on December 10th, 1974.
1983
US President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan decorate the White House Christmas tree on December 24th, 1983.
1989
US President George Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush stand in front of their 18-foot high Christmas tree decorated with dolls depicting characters from children’s books, in the Blue Room at the White House in 1989.
1998
US President Bill Clinton reads Clement Clark Moore’s poem ‘A Visit From Saint Nick’ as First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and eight-year-old Nanna Chen look on during the annual Holiday Children’s Story Reading on December 22nd, 1998 at the White House in Washington, D.C.
2002
American President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush pose in front of a Christmas tree in the White House’s Blue Room, shortly before hosting a reception for the Kennedy Center honorees on December 8th, 2002.
2002
The National Christmas tree lights up near the White House after being turned on by US President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and Washington school students, during the 2002 Christmas Pageant for Peace on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.
2004
A pianist plays Christmas music on a Grand Piano inside the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, D.C. on December 2nd, 2004.
2013
President Barack Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, mother-in-law Marian Robinson and First Lady Michelle Obama look on from the stage during the 91st national Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House December 6, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
This article was first published on ELLE DECOR
