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Merry Christmas!
Former President Truman and “Santa Claus” (Samuel Rosenman).  December 25, 1958.
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Merry Christmas!

Former President Truman and “Santa Claus” (Samuel Rosenman).  December 25, 1958.

Source: trumanlibrary.org

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Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone!
Photo: Holiday decorations in the Cross Hall of the White House.  December, 1990.
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone!

Photo: Holiday decorations in the Cross Hall of the White House.  December, 1990.

Source: bushlibrary.tamu.edu

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Nancy Reagan visits with Santa Claus, er, President Reagan, at a Christmas Eve party at the Wick residence in Washington, DC. 12/24/83.

-from the Reagan Library

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

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A Christmas gift for Mamie Eisenhower made by her 7 year old son.  The gift tag reads, “To mother dear, From John.”  1929.
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A Christmas gift for Mamie Eisenhower made by her 7 year old son.  The gift tag reads, “To mother dear, From John.”  1929.

Source: facebook.com

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Lady Bird Johnson opening gifts on Christmas Eve, 1965.
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Lady Bird Johnson opening gifts on Christmas Eve, 1965.

Source: lbjlibrary.net

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 President Reagan and Nancy Reagan decorating the White House Residence Christmas tree. 12/24/83.
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 President Reagan and Nancy Reagan decorating the White House Residence Christmas tree. 12/24/83.

-from the Reagan Library

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

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Truman’s Snowman
Christmas ornament that hung on Margaret Truman’s first Christmas tree in 1924.  According to Margaret, this ornament was used year after year – along the way, this snowman lost his pipe.
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Truman’s Snowman

Christmas ornament that hung on Margaret Truman’s first Christmas tree in 1924.  According to Margaret, this ornament was used year after year – along the way, this snowman lost his pipe.

Source: facebook.com

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The Clinton family poses for a holiday portrait in the Blue Room of the White House.  December 23, 1999.
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The Clinton family poses for a holiday portrait in the Blue Room of the White House.  December 23, 1999.

-from the Clinton Library

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The Nixon family with their dogs Vicky, Pasha, and King Timahoe around the Christmas tree in the White House residence. 
L-R, President Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Ed Cox.
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The Nixon family with their dogs Vicky, Pasha, and King Timahoe around the Christmas tree in the White House residence. 

L-R, President Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Ed Cox.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson looking at a book on Christmas Eve.  12/24/1967.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson looking at a book on Christmas Eve.  12/24/1967.

Source: lbjlibrary.net

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