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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
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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!

    • #Tricia Nixon
    • #Presidents
    • #First Families
    • #Halloween
    • #White House
    • #1960s
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Betty Ford scares up the President’s chair-
Here’s a glimpse of White House Halloween antics from 1974.  Betty Ford and her personal assistant, Nancy Howe, dress a skeleton in President Ford’s study. 
-from the Ford Library
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Betty Ford scares up the President’s chair-

Here’s a glimpse of White House Halloween antics from 1974.  Betty Ford and her personal assistant, Nancy Howe, dress a skeleton in President Ford’s study. 

-from the Ford Library

    • #Betty Ford
    • #Black and White
    • #Gerald R. Ford
    • #Halloween
    • #Presidents
    • #White House
    • #boo!
    • #First Ladies
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It’s the Great Communicator, Charlie Brown-
(sorry, we could not resist). President Reagan and Nancy Reagan standing next to   a Stay the Course-carved Pumpkin. 1982.
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It’s the Great Communicator, Charlie Brown-

(sorry, we could not resist). President Reagan and Nancy Reagan standing next to a Stay the Course-carved Pumpkin. 1982.

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

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    • #The Great Pumpkin
    • #Ronald Reagan
    • #Nancy Reagan
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Halloween Parties at the White House 
Here’s Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1993, dressed up as an earlier President and First Lady. 
-from the Clinton Library
Can you guess which Founding Father and First Lady inspired the Clinton’s costumes?  Hint, they were residents of the White House when it was set on fire by the British during the War of 1812.
Thanks for all your responses!  Here’s the answer.
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Halloween Parties at the White House

Here’s Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1993, dressed up as an earlier President and First Lady. 

-from the Clinton Library

Can you guess which Founding Father and First Lady inspired the Clinton’s costumes?  Hint, they were residents of the White House when it was set on fire by the British during the War of 1812.

Thanks for all your responses!  Here’s the answer.

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    • #First Ladies
    • #White House
    • #Halloween
    • #Costumes
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Have a great pre-Halloween weekend!
The north front of White House decorated for Halloween with a giant pumpkin Jack O lantern at the door. Orange marigold flowers bloom in the foreground.  October, 1973.
-from the Nixon Library
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Have a great pre-Halloween weekend!

The north front of White House decorated for Halloween with a giant pumpkin Jack O lantern at the door. Orange marigold flowers bloom in the foreground.  October, 1973.

-from the Nixon Library

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    • #Holidays
    • #Halloween
    • #Washington D.C.
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