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editThe Egbert Codex is one of the greatest Ottonian illustrated manuscripts ever created.
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edit==Personal life== ==Shooting== Alabama Governor George Wallace was campaigning for the U.S. presidency in 1972 when a would-be assassin opened fire on him at a campaign stop in Laurel, Maryland.<ref name=petro/> Wallace was speaking from behind a bulletproof shield but stepped out to shake hands with the gathered crowd.<ref name=petro/> Arthur Bremer appeared from the crowd with a .38 caliber pistol and fired at the governor, severely wounding him.<ref name=petro/> Three other people were shot including Secret Service Agent Nick Zarvos. Zarvos was shot in the throat as he and other Secret Service Agents dove for the governor as Bremer fired.<ref name=petro/> In addition a campaign worker and state trooper were wounded.<ref name=usatoday/> In the confusion following the shooting medical care for Zarvos and Wallace was delayed; the ambulance had trouble getting through the crowd.<ref name=june/> Zarvos eventually recovered from his wounds.<ref name=sserv/> Zarvos remains one of the few Secret Service agents wounded or killed in the line of duty.<ref name=sserv/> Zarvos never held any ill feelings toward Bremer, though the shooting paralyzed his right vocal cord and left him with a permanently raspy voice.<ref name=usatoday/> In 2007, as Zarvos said of Wallace's interaction with the crowd, "It's the democratic way. The candidates have to go to the people and shake hands. Nowadays you just screen the people better."<ref name=seattlepi/>
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editThe White House Christmas tree, also known as the Blue Room Christmas tree, is the official indoor Christmas tree at the residence of the U.S. President, the White House. The first indoor Christmas tree was installed in the White House in 1889 and since 1961 the tree has had a themed motif at the discretion of the First Lady of the United States.
History
editThe first indoor Christmas tree at the White House was installed in 1889, during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison.[1] First Lady Caroline Harrison helped decorate the tree, which was installed in the Oval Room.[1] After the Harrison administration indoor trees were not always set-up. Later, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover started the tradition of First Ladies decorating the White House tree in 1929.[1] In 1961 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition of selecting a theme for the White House Christmas tree.[2] That first themed tree had a Nutcracker motif.[2]
Tree
editDescription
editThe White House Christmas tree is selected from various growers nationwide.[3] Growers in the state of North Carolina have provided 11 trees, more than any other state. The state of Wisconsin has the second highest total of trees provided for the White House with six.[3] The White House Christmas tree has been displayed in the Blue Room many times since 1961. It has also occasionally been displayed in the Entrance Hall.[2][4]
List of White House Christmas trees (1961-2008)
editYear | Species and location grown | Ornamentation notes | First Lady | Location | Theme |
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2008 | Laura Bush | A Red White and Blue Christmas[5] | |||
2007 | Fraser fir, Laurel Springs, North Carolina[6] | Each ornament represented one of the 391 National Park Service sites.[4] | Laura Bush | Blue Room[4] | Holiday in the National Parks[5] |
2006 | Douglas fir, Lehighton, Pennsylvania[7] | Crystals and ornaments of iridescent glass[7] | Laura Bush | Blue Room[7] | Deck the Halls and Welcome All[5] |
2005 | Fraser fir, Laurel Springs, North Carolina[8] | White lilies, crystal spheres and light-catching garland[8] | Laura Bush | Blue Room[8] | All Things Bright and Beautiful[5] |
2004 | Noble fir, Rochester, Washington[9] | Musical instruments hand-painted by members of the Society of Decorative Painters.[9] | Laura Bush | Blue Room[4] | A Season of Merriment and Melody[4] |
2003 | Fraser fir, Wisconsin[10] | Ornaments first used by Barbara Bush in 1989.[10] | Laura Bush | Blue Room[10] | A Season of Stories[5] |
2002 | Noble fir, Elma, Washington[11] | An artist from each state designed an ornament based on a native bird.[11] | Laura Bush | Blue Room | All Creatures Great and Small[5] |
2001 | Concolor fir, Middleburg, Pennsylvania[12] | An artist from each state designed miniature replicas of historic houses from their region.[12] | Laura Bush | Blue Room[12] | Home for the Holidays |
2000 | Ornaments were from the First Lady's past.[13] | Hillary Clinton | Blue Room[13] | Holiday Reflections[13] | |
1999 | Doll makers fashioned toys of American historical figures for this tree.[13] | Hillary Clinton | Holiday Treasures at the White House[13] | ||
1998 | Knitting Guild of America and the Society of Decorative Painters worked together with fabric artists from each state on the ornaments.[13] | Hillary Clinton | Winter Wonderland[13] | ||
1997 | Members of the National Needlework Association and Council of Fashion Designers of America joined with glass artisans to design the trimmings.[13] | Hillary Clinton | Santa's Workshop[13] | ||
1996 | Woodcraft artisans and professional ballet companies helped with the ornaments.[13] | Hillary Clinton | Nutcracker Suite[13] | ||
1995 | Ornaments contributed by American architecture students and members of the American Institute of Architects.[13] | Hillary Clinton | A Visit From St. Nicholas[13] | ||
1994 | Ornaments contributed by American art students.[13] | Hillary Clinton | Blue Room[13] | The Twelve Days of Christmas[13] | |
1993 | More than 1,000 artists contributed angel-themed ornaments.[14] | Hillary Clinton | Blue Room[14] | Angels[14] | |
1992 | White House florists made 88 gift-giving characters.[15] | Barbara Bush | Gift-givers[15] | ||
1991 | Saintly Stitchers of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston created a needlepoint village and 92 pieces for a White House staff built Noah's Ark.[15] | Barbara Bush | Needle work tree[15] | ||
1990 | Used miniature porcelain dancers.[15] | Barbara Bush | Blue Room[4] | Nutcracker Suite[15] | |
1989 | White House staff created 80 soft-sculpture literary characters.[15] | Barbara Bush | Blue Room[15] | Family literacy[15] | |
1988 | Reused hand-blown glass ornaments from the Eisenhower administration, and reused Nixon's state flower balls. White House carpenters made 300 wood candles.[16] | Nancy Reagan | Old-fashioned tree[16] | ||
1987 | Miniature instruments, notes and sheet music made by patients at Second Genesis, drug-treatment program.[16] | Nancy Reagan | Musical theme[16] | ||
1986 | 15 soft-sculpture nursery rhyme scenes and 100 geese made by patients at Second Genesis, drug-treatment program.[16] | Nancy Reagan | Mother Goose theme[16] | ||
1985 | 1,500 Ornaments made by patients at Second Genesis, drug-treatment program.[16] | Nancy Reagan | Ornaments made from Christmas cards sent to the Reagans in 1984.[16] | ||
1984 | Ornaments made by patients at Second Genesis, drug-treatment program.[16] | Nancy Reagan | Ornaments made from plant material and other handcrafted natural ornaments.[16] | ||
1983 | Reused 1982 ornaments and added old-fashioned toys lent by Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum.[16] | Nancy Reagan | Old-Fashioned toys.[16] | ||
1982 | Ornaments made by patients at Second Genesis, drug-treatment program.[16] | Nancy Reagan | Foil paper cones and metallic snowflakes[16] | ||
1981 | Nancy Reagan | Blue Room[16] | Ornaments from the Museum of American Folk Art[16] | ||
1980 | Dolls, hats, fans, tapestries and laces.[17] | Rosalynn Carter | Victorian theme[17] | ||
1979 | Corcoran School of Art created ornaments from balsa wood, fabric and dried flowers.[17] | Rosalynn Carter | American folk art of the colonial period[17] | ||
1978 | Victorian dolls and miniature furniture lent by the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum.[17] | Rosalynn Carter | Antique toys[17] | ||
1977 | National Association for Retarded Citizens made eggshell ornaments.[17] | Rosalynn Carter | Blue Room[17] | Painted milkweed pods, nut pods, foil and eggshell ornaments.[17] | |
1976 | Natural ornaments made by the Garden Club of America.[18] | Betty Ford | Blue Room[18] | "Love that is the spirit of Christmas" | |
1975 | Used ornaments from 1974 plus experts from Colonial Williamsburg made ornaments from paper snowflakes, acorns, dried fruits, pinecones, vegetables, straw, cookies and yarn.[18] | Betty Ford | Blue Room[4] | Old-fashioned children's Christmas[18] | |
1974 | Ornaments made by Appalachian women and senior citizens groups.[18] | Betty Ford | Blue Room[18] | Handmade crafts, thrift and recycling[18] | |
1973 | In honor of James Madison[19] | Patricia Nixon | Gold theme[19] | ||
1972 | Reused 1969 ornaments, added 3,000 pastel satin finish balls, and 150 gold federal stars.[19] | Patricia Nixon | Still Life with Fruit and Nature’s Bounty, paintings by Severin Roesen[19] | ||
1971 | Reused 1969 ornaments, added Monroe fans, and gold foil angels.[19] | Patricia Nixon | American Flower Tree[19] | ||
1970 | Reused 1969 ornaments, added 53 Monroe fans.[19] | Patricia Nixon | Blue Room[19] | American Flower Tree[19] | |
1969 | Disabled workers from Florida made velvet and satin balls featuring each state's state flower.[19] | Patricia Nixon | North Entrance[4] | American Flower Tree[19] | |
1968 | Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson | ||||
1967 | Same as 1965-66 but with silver baubles, silver stars, and round mirrors added.[20] | Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson | Blue Room[20] | Early American[20] | |
1966 | Traditional ornaments: nuts, fruit, popcorn, dried seedpods, gingerbread cookies and wood roses from Hawaii.[20] | Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson | Blue Room[20] | Early American[20] | |
1965 | Traditional ornaments: nuts, fruit, popcorn, dried seedpods, gingerbread cookies and wood roses from Hawaii.[20] | Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson | Blue Room[20] | Early American[20] | |
1964 | Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson | ||||
1963 | Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson | ||||
1962 | Reused ornaments from 1961 plus other ornaments made by disabled and senior citizens.[2] | Jacqueline Kennedy[2] | North Entrance[2] | Childhood[2] | |
1961 | Toys, birds, and angels modeled after Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite ballet.[2] | Jacqueline Kennedy[2] | Blue Room[2] | Nutcracker Suite[2] |
List of other known White House Christmas trees
editYear | Species and location grown | Ornamentation notes | First Lady | Location | Theme (if any) |
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1929 | First "official" White House tree.[1] | Lou Henry Hoover | |||
1912 | Helen Taft | Blue Room[21] | |||
1889 | Candles used for lighting.[1] | Caroline Harrison | Yellow Oval Room[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "The Start of a Holiday Tradition", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jacqueline Kennedy Refines the Season", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Monte. "Officials choose White House Christmas tree in Ashe County", Winston-Salem Journal, October 21, 2008, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "White House Christmas Trees", photo slideshow, aol.com, December 2008, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "A Red, White and Blue Christmas", Whitehouse.gov, 2008 Holiday Program, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ "The Blue Room", Whitehouse.gov, 2007, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Blue Room", Whitehouse.gov, 2006, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Blue Room", Whitehouse.gov, 2005, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "Blue Room", Whitehouse.gov, 2004, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Blue Room", Whitehouse.gov, 2003, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "Blue Room", Whitehouse.gov, 2002, p. 11, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Blue Room", Whitehouse.gov, 2001, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Hillary Clinton's Creativity Community", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Christmas 1993", Whitehouse.gov, 1993, Holidays at the White House, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Barbara Bush and the White House Artisans", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Nancy Reagan and Second Genesis", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rosalynn Carter Recaptures the Past", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Betty Ford's Homemade Holidays", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Patricia Nixon's Stately Elegance", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lady Bird Johnson's Americana", White House Historical Association, accessed March 29, 2009.
- ^ Staff. "Xmas Tree in Blue Room; Miss Helen Taft's Guvenile Party an Innovation in White House", The New York Times, December 26, 1912, accessed March 29, 2009.