Author: [EPHEMERA] [WASHINGTON D. C. ] [CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING]
Title: Christmas Eve Celebration at the National Community Christmas Tree, 1952
Description: Washington D. C.: The White House Publishers, 1952. Other. This is one sheet, folded once to make four pages. This is the program to the lighting of the National Christmas Tree for the year 1952. The program is in Very Good condition. There is some beginning toning to the spine joints and edges, along with some light ground-in dirt. "The National Christmas Tree is a large evergreen tree located in the northeast quadrant of The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D. C. Each year since 1923, the tree has been decorated as a Christmas tree. Every early December, the tree is traditionally lit by the President of the United States. Every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has made formal remarks during the tree lighting ceremony. Since 1954, the event has marked the start of month-long festivities known as the Pageant of Peace. ". Very Good .

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