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President Ronald Reagan receives a menorah from the Friends of Lubavitch in the Oval Office of the White House.  December 15, 1987.
Two more nights of Hanukkah!
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President Ronald Reagan receives a menorah from the Friends of Lubavitch in the Oval Office of the White House.  December 15, 1987.

Two more nights of Hanukkah!

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

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Celebrating Hanukkah in the Oval Office
President Bill Clinton and children from the Jewish Community Center in Washington D.C. light a menorah in the Oval Office.  December 8, 1993.
-from the Clinton Library
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President Bill Clinton and children from the Jewish Community Center in Washington D.C. light a menorah in the Oval Office.  December 8, 1993.

-from the Clinton Library

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Happy Hanukkah!
President George W. Bush watches as Talia Lefkowitz lights the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah.  White House, December 10, 2001.
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President George W. Bush watches as Talia Lefkowitz lights the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah.  White House, December 10, 2001.

Source: georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu

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Happy Hanukkah! 
This menorah was given to former President Truman by the Chicago Committee for State of Israel Bonds.  Truman received many honors from numerous Jewish organizations as a result of his decision to recognize the state of Israel in 1948. 
The silver plate on the front of this menorah is engraved “In Warm Tribute to Hon. Harry S. Truman for Carrying Aloft the Torch of Freedom. Presented November 28, 1953, Chicago Committee for State of Israel Bonds.”
-from the Truman Library
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This menorah was given to former President Truman by the Chicago Committee for State of Israel Bonds.  Truman received many honors from numerous Jewish organizations as a result of his decision to recognize the state of Israel in 1948.

The silver plate on the front of this menorah is engraved “In Warm Tribute to Hon. Harry S. Truman for Carrying Aloft the Torch of Freedom. Presented November 28, 1953, Chicago Committee for State of Israel Bonds.”

-from the Truman Library

Source: connect.facebook.com

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President Reagan receives a menorah from the Friends of Lubavitch.  Taken in the Oval Office on December 15th, 1987.
Happy Hanukkah!
-from the Reagan Library
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President Reagan receives a menorah from the Friends of Lubavitch.  Taken in the Oval Office on December 15th, 1987.

Happy Hanukkah!

-from the Reagan Library

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

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Image description: President Truman received a Menorah as a gift from the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, and Abba Eban, the Ambassador of Israel to the United States on May 8, 1951.
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Image description: President Truman received a Menorah as a gift from the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, and Abba Eban, the Ambassador of Israel to the United States on May 8, 1951.

Photo from the National Archives

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