President Rutherford B. Hayes and First Lady Lucy first opened the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll on Easter Monday of 1878. Prior to that date, the custom which dates back to the mid 1870s took place on the Capitol lawn.

The White House has an annual Easter egg hunt.

Andrew Johnson had nothing to do with an Easter Egg Roll at the White House. That event was brought to the White House by Rutherford B. Hayes when it was no longer possible to do it on the Capitol lawn.

The event that takes place at the White House every Easter is an Easter egg hunt. The Easter egg hunt is sponsored by the President and his staff.

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