Every spring, the White House opens the South Lawn to children and their parents for the annual event Easter Egg Roll. See photographs of the event dating back to the late 19th century.
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Buyenlarge/Getty Images Children at the White House Easter egg event, circa 1898.
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Getty Images In 1921, thousands of children and parents participate on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Getty Images President Warren Harding and First Lady Florence Harding salute at the 1922 event.
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Getty Images First lady Eleanor Roosevelt with her granddaughter Sistie and her sister’s mother, Curtis Dall, as they strolled through the crowd on the White House lawn in 1933.
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Getty Images Hazel Johansen, 3; Darlene Johansen, 10; and Bunny Johansen, 6 years old; from Washington, DC, all sisters, in 1955, during the Eisenhower administration.
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UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images President Jimmy Carter, first lady Rosalynn Carter, daughter Amy and grandson Jason mingle with the crowd on the South Lawn of the White House during the annual Easter egg round, 1977.
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La primera dama Nancy Reagan abraza a un participante del Egg Roll as President Ronald Reagan signs Easter eggs on the South Lawn of the White House, 1983.
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Getty Images Vice President George HW Bush and Barbara Bush receive hugs from the Easter bunnies during the annual White House launch, 1985.
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Pamela Price/AFP via Getty Images President Bill Clinton (right) waves while shaking hands with the Easter Bunny in 1996.
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Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President George W. Bush hugs the Easter Bunny in 2008.
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JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP via Getty Images Two-and-a-half-year-old Stephanie Guand (left) and four-year-old Emily Mossel (right) participate (with the help of their mothers) in the 1997 annual Easter egg drop.
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Barack Obama (left) helps a young participant roll an egg during the White House Easter Egg Roll event on the South Lawn of the White House, 2012.
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Win McNamee/Getty Images Crowds of children and their families participate in the White House Easter Egg Drop on the South Lawn of the White House, 2012.
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Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, with their son Barron (left), blow whistles at the start of an Easter egg drop during the 2018 celebrations.
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Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 10, 2023.