Christmas at the White House Through the Years ( part 2)
See how the leaders of the free world and their families have decked the halls.
1985
Dallas star Larry Hagman dressed up as Santa for the Christmas tour of the White House when Nancy Reagan chose an "old-fashioned turn of the century Christmas" for the Blue Room theme.
1987
President and Nancy Reagan pose for a Christmas portrait in front of an 18.5 foot Fraser fir from West Virginia. The White House tree, provided by Eric and Gloria Sundback's farm in 1987, is selected every year from a national competition.
1989
Barbara Bush decorated her first Christmas tree in the White House with different dolls from popular children's books.
1991
The 1991 Blue Room tree was decorated with 1,200 needlepoint ornaments, three of which First Lady Barbara Bush herself made by hand.
1992
Barbara Bush gives a tour of the 1992 White House decorations, joined by her English Springer Spaniel Millie.
1993
First Lady Hillary Clinton decorated an 18.5-foot Fraser fir tree with a mix of classic and "funky" ornaments for her first Christmas in the White House.
1994
Clinton spoke of her hope that the American people "have an understanding of what this season is about," as she stood in front of the 18-foot East Room tree trimmed with decorations made by American artists and school children.
1995
The 1995 decorations for the "Twas the Night Before Christmas, When All Through the House..." theme were donated by architects, needlepointers, embroiderers, culinary schools, and elementary schools. And just like the classic poem, visions of sugar plums danced in their head when the White House pastry chefs created a 70-pound gingerbread version of Hillary's childhood home.
1997
First Lady Hillary Clinton stands before an 18.5-foot Fraser fir from Grassy Creek, North Carolina decorated in ornaments made by the National Needlework Association, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and glass artisans for her "Santa's Workshop" theme.
1999
The White House Christmas decorations expanded into a series of ornate gingerbread houses of the White House, the Washington Monument, Mount Vernon, and the Jefferson Memorial.
2000
For their last year in the White House, the Clintons chose the theme "Holiday Reflections" and decorated the library Christmas tree with miniature historic places.
2001
After the terrorist attacks of 9-11 the White House suspended tours, which meant the public couldn't tour the "Home for the Holidays" themed decorations. Laura Bush chose the theme that year because "both home and family have special meaning to all Americans."
2003
First Lady Laura Bush paid homage to her mother-in law, Barbara Bush, with her "A Season of Stories" theme. The former First Lady similarly decorated the 1989 tree with children's storybook characters.
2006
It looked like a white Christmas in 2006, thanks to Laura Bush's "Deck the Halls and Welcome All" theme, which included red ribbons, silver ornaments, and fake snow on the tree branches.
2007
The Blue Room's Christmas tree paid tribute to the country's National Parks and was trimmed with 347 handmade ornaments depicting America's parks, memorials, seashores, historic sites, and monuments.
2009
Michelle Obama's first White House Christmas theme,"Reflect, Rejoice, and Renew," was environmentally conscious. Not only were the trees lit with LED lights, but six of the trees were replanted by the National Parks Service after being displayed.
2011
The 2011 Christmas tree theme, "Shine, Give, and Share," honored military families. The official tree was decorated with framed military medals and christmas cards from children living around the world on military bases.
2012
Obama selected the classic "Joy to All" theme for Christmas in 2012. The decorations included a gingerbread model of the White House complete with the First Family's dog Bo.
2014
In 2014, Michelle Obama decorated the White House as "A Children's Winter Wonderland" and invited military families to be the first to tour the installations.
2015
In 2015, Obama decorated the Blue Room Christmas tree in red, white, and blue for her stars and stripes theme. As a show of support for military families during the holidays, the ribbon around the tree displayed messages from U.S. troops from their families, which were given to each of them after the holidays.
2017
First Lady Melania Trump walks through Christmas decorations as she tours holiday decorations at the White House. The theme was “Time-Honored Traditions.”
2018
First lady Melania Trump adjusts an ornament on one of the hundreds of White House Christmas trees
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