On December 24, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge (center) pushed
a button and lit up the first national Christmas tree to grace the
White House grounds.
Coolidge’s “inauguration” of the first outdoor national Christmas
tree initiated a tradition that has been repeated with every
administration.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan began another custom by
authorizing the first official White House ornament, copies of
which were made available for purchase.
Calvin Coolidge
(July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933)
30th President of the United
States
In office
August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929
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