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‘Tis the season: White House Christmas ornaments

By Us - CBSNews.com Jun 9, 2025 | 6:07 PM

In the 1980s first lady Nancy Reagan launched the idea of selling White House Christmas ornaments. But then the White House Historical Association started honoring each president, sequentially, beginning with a dove copied from the weather vane at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Rita Braver examines the history of this White House tradition, and checks out this year’s ornament, honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Increase income taxes to pay for more spending.
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