Image description: Last night President Barack Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Marian Robinson lit the National Christmas Tree during a ceremony on the Ellipse in Washington, DC.
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Photos by Chuck Kennedy and Lawrence Jackson, the White House
Source: usagov
DIY Decorations for the White House
“Handmade and Folksy” was the chosen theme for Christmas at the White House in 1975. In order to get their DIY decorations ready, Betty Ford and daughter Susan made tree ornaments in the White House Solarium.
Here they are at crafty work on November 10, 1975.
Source: fordlibrarymuseum.gov
Spooky White House
Halloween party for underprivileged children hosted by Tricia Nixon. October 31, 1969 on the North Portico of the White House.
-from the Nixon Library
Happy Halloween!
Two for Tuesday - First Family Twins
Can you say awwww twice?
Left, Lucinda and Catherine Robb, LBJ’s granddaughters, are greeted by Betty Ford at the dedication of the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove in Lady Bird Johnson Park, Washington, DC. September 27, 1974.
Right, Jenna and Barbara Bush with their parents, Laura and George. Circa 1981.
Celebrating the life of Betty Ford, April 8, 1918 - July 8, 2011
First Lady Betty Ford and daughter Susan share the President’s chair in the Oval Office. December 8, 1974.
-from the Ford Presidential Library and Museum
On the emotional last day of Richard Nixon’s administration, Vice President Gerald R. Ford and Betty Ford walked the President to his helicopter. In this contact sheet image, Betty Ford is seen placing her hand in unspoken comfort on President Nixon, while he and Mrs. Nixon say their farewells to daughter Tricia, with her husband Ed Cox, and the Fords.
There are more contact sheet images posted from this historic White House farewell via the Nixon Presidential Library.
In 1947, a friend introduced Betty Bloomer to Gerald R. Ford, Jr., a young lawyer who had served as Navy lieutenant during World War II. By February 1948 the couple was engaged to be married. Their wedding took place on October 15, 1948, two weeks before Mr. Ford was elected to his first term in Congress. They moved to Washington D.C. where he served as member of the House of Representatives for 25 years.
From the Ford Presidential Library and Museum
