President Obama and the First Family lit the National Christmas Tree last night in Washington, D.C. This tradition dates back to 1923, when President Calvin Coolidge walked from the White House to the Ellipse to light a 48-foot fir tree decorated with 2,500 electric bulbs in red, white and green, as a local choir and […]
Last week, President Barack Obama attended the lighting of the national Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. The president spoke during the event, which took place on the ellipse, just outside the White House. Watch his speech below! This is a very proud holiday tradition. Snow or shine, in good times and in periods of hardship, […]
President Obama and the Obama family participated in their first lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday. The lighting of the tree is a tradition that dates back to the Coolidge administration in 1923. The ceremony took place on the Ellipse just south of the White House, with Michelle Obama and the Obamas’ daughters […]
