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2003 Easter Egg Roll
Nixon, Ford, Carter (1969-1981)
In 1975, Mrs. Ford introduced Ukrainian egg-decorating demonstrations to the White House Easter Egg Roll. Plastic eggs were used in place for real eggs for the first time this year.
In 1975, Mrs. Ford introduced Ukrainian egg-decorating demonstrations to the White House Easter Egg Roll. Plastic eggs were used in place for real eggs for the first time this year.
 
Mother and children smile as they are entertained by The Easter Bunny at the 1969 White House Easter Egg Roll. Children scramble to the finish line at the 1971 Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House. The White House lawn became the "official" home of the egg roll when President and Mrs. Hayes offered their backyard in 1878.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower chats with children at the 1974 White House Easter Egg Roll. In 1975, Mrs. Ford introduced Ukrainian egg-decorating demonstrations to the White House Easter Egg Roll. Plastic eggs were used in place for real eggs for the first time this year.
The Marine Band plays on the White House lawn at 1975 Easter Egg Roll. Music has been a long-standing tradition at the White House Egg Roll beginning in 1889 when John Phillip Sousa and "The President's Own" Marine Band performed for an assembled crowd. Mrs. Ford greets a clown at the 1976 White House Easter Egg Roll while President Ford watches in the background.
Children participate egg rolling races at the 1980 White House Easter Egg Roll. In 1974, Pat Nixon was the first to introduce organized egg-rolling races to the event. Children pose with a clown and decorations at the 1980 White House Easter Egg Roll. In 1980, Rosalynn Carter passed out 10,000 souvenir plastic eggs welcoming visitors with a little message inside.
President Carter smiles as he reaches out to a young fan at the 1980 White House Easter Egg Roll.

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