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 first president to celebrate Christmas around the first indoor White House Christmas tree was Benjamin Harrison.
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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.
Franklin Pierce had the first Christmas tree put up in the White House.
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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.
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.
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.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt did not have a Christmas tree in the White House every year. Whether he was against having one or whether he just did not get around to having one put up is a subject for debate. It is verifiable that there was no Christmas tree in the White House in 1902, 1904, and 1922. The lack of a tree in 1902 was due to the fact that President Theodore Roosevelt had not ordered one by December 23. In 1922 First Lady Florence Harding's illness led to a more subdued Christmas celebration at the White House and no Christmas tree. For a history of Christmas Trees at the White House see related links
In 1895, U.S. President Grover Cleveland proudly sponsored the first electrically lit Christmas tree in the White House. It was a huge specimen, featuring more than a hundred multicolored lights.