This photo represents the official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room in 2018. Melania Trump has raised eyebrows by decorating parts of the White House with blood-red trees, a stark contrast to festive decorations used in the past. Don’t miss these photos because they will reveal 80 years of White House Christmas trees!
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2005 – First lady Laura Bush talks and a centerpiece, made of fresh tangerines and lemons leaves in the East Room of the White House
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1937 – Workers decorate the nation’s community Christmas tree just north of the White House in preparation of its lighting by President Roosevelt.
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1983 – US President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan decorate the Christmas tree in the private residence of the White House.
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2014 – The White House Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in Washington DC
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1939 – Workers decorate the White House with Christmas trees and a wreath.
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1967 – President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, and Yuki, the White House pet, pose beside the family Christmas tree
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1990 – president George Bush and Barbara Bush pose in front of the White House Christmas tree in the White House Blue Room.
Photograph: David Valdez/AP
1965 – The National Community Christmas tree at the White House
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2006 – The entrance to the Blue Room of the White House, with the White House Christmas tree in the centre.
Photograph: Ron Edmonds/AP
1961- President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy pose in front of the Christmas tree in the Blue Room of the White House.
Photograph: Henry Burroughs/AP
1994 – First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton looks over the White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House.
Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP
1999 – With the White House in the background, the National Christmas tree is lit on the Ellipse in Washington
Photograph: Molly Riley/Reuters
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.
Photograph: Bob Daugherty/AP
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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