In Photos: The Most Beautiful White House Christmas Trees

1999 – US President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton “share the gift of reading” with 50 children from Washington, DC elementary schools

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1975 – First Lady Betty Ford holds ornaments to be placed on the White House Christmas tree in the executive mansion.

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2005 – The brightly shining National Christmas Tree in Washington DC with a glowing White House in the background.

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2015 – US First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes the Official White House Christmas Tree to the White House in Washington.

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2018 – The official White House Christmas tree is seen in the Blue Room at the White House.

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Melania Trump presided over the chilly Christmas decorations in a hallway of the East Wing of the White House in 2017.

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