Franklin Pearce
The first president to celebrate Christmas around the first indoor White House Christmas tree was Benjamin Harrison.
Benjamin Harrison was the first to bring a cut tree into the White House to decorate for Christmas.Franklin Pierce was the first president to have a Christmas tree while he was President. He had a tree on the White House lawn decorated for Christmas.
Franklin Pierce had the first Christmas tree put up in the White House.
Franklin Pierce had a tree on the White House lawn decorated for Christmas. Benjamin Harrison was the first to have a Christmas tree inside the White House.
President Benjamin Harrison was the first president to introduce the Christmas tree to the offical residence, which was done in 1889.
Benjamin Harrison was the first to bring a cut tree into the White House to decorate for Christmas.Franklin Pierce was the first president to have a Christmas tree while he was President. He had a tree on the White House lawn decorated for Christmas.
The exact facts surrounding the first President to start the White House Christmas tree tradition are disputed. Some sources say it was President Franklin Pierce in either 1853 or 1856. Some sources say it was President Benjamin Harrison in 1888, 1889 or 1891. Since 1961 the theme of the decorations on the Christmas tree has been decided by the First Lady of the United States.
Benjamin Harrison had the first Christmas tree with electric lighting and may have had the first indoor Xmas tree. He was the president when electric lights were put in , in 1891,
a tree
In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge gave permission for the first Christmas tree on the White House lawn. The decorations used for this first Christmas tree were nearly 2500 electric bulbs in the colors, of red, white, and green.
christmas-tree
The White House's Christmas Tree has become nearly a national event, as the country looks to it for the spirit of the season. It was first brought into the White House by Benjamin Harrison.