More than 80 years of White House Easter egg rolls, in photos
The White House egg roll has been an Easter tradition since 1878, and while we don't have photos of every single one, here's a look back at the past eight decades of White House egg rolls.
White House Easter, 1936
U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt pauses to greet 3-year-old Jean Doering of Washington at the start of the annual Easter Egg Rolling at the White House, April 13, 1936. Thousands of children attended. (AP Photo)
White House Easter, 1939
President Franklin D. Roosevelt appearing briefly on the South Portico of the White House on April 10, 1939 cheering children holding their annual Easter Egg Rolling Festival on the broad lawn behind the mansion. With the president, just back from Warm Springs, Ga., Mrs.Eleanor Roosevelt. (AP Photo)
White House Easter, 1961
Patricia Webber, left, and her twin, Paula, of Sumter, S.C., National Easter Seal twins, have a gay time visiting President John Kennedy at the White House on March 2, 1961 in Washington. They gave the President a sheet of seals and Easter baskets for his children. From left are Seal Chairman Art Linkletter; Kennedy; Joseph J. Foss, President of the Society for crippled Children and Adults. (AP Photo/HWG)
White House Easter, 1962
President John F. Kennedy receives the first sheet of 1962 Easter Seals in his White House office in Washington on March 15, 1962, from 10-year-old Tommy Doyle of Manhattan Beach, California. At center is Mrs. Morton B. Phillips, chairman of the Easter Seal drive sponsored by the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Tommy, the 1962 Easter Seal Child, brought along a ball which the president autographed. (AP Photo/Bill Allen)
White House Easter, 1970
Tricia Nixon walks the White House grounds March 27, 1970 with a couple of Springtime friends - circus clown Bobby Kay and the Easter Bunny, a White House staffer who prefers to remain anonymous. (AP Photo/Henry Burroughs)
White House Easter, 1978
President Jimmy Carter greets the Easter Bunny prior to his departure for a weekend at Camp David in Washington March 22, 1978. Inside the rabbit suit is Louise Dolan, who wore the suit to the departure as a gag. Mrs Rosalynn Carter is speaking to Suzy Kerr who works with Dolan in the White House. (AP Photo/Jeff Taylor)
White House Easter, 1981
First lady Nancy Reagan leads a group of cartoon characters to the South Lawn of the White House Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll, April 20, 1981. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)
White House Easter, 1981
First lady Nancy Reagan get embrace from the Easter Bunny during annual White House Easter Bunny Egg on the South Lawn in Washington Monday, April 20, 1981.(AP Photo/Barry Thumma)
White House Easter, 1985
U.S. Vice President George H. Bush greeted by cartoon characters at the start of the annual Easter egg roll on the White House, April 8, 1985 in Washington. (AP Photo)
White House Easter, 1987
Vice-President and Mrs. Barbara Bush, standing left, watch as a young child starts the annual White House Easter Egg roll, Monday, April 20, 1987 in Washington on the South Lawn of the White House. Some 37,000 people attended the 109th Easter Egg roll. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 1987
Vice-President George Bush, attends the annual White House Easter Egg roll, Monday, April 20, 1987 in Washington on the South Lawn of the White House. Some 37,000 people attended the 109th Easter Egg roll. Others unidentified. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 1988
Barbara Bush right, wife of Vice-President George Bush, walks with Attorney General Edwin Meese, dressed as the Easter Bunny during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House grounds, Monday, April 5, 1988 in Washington. Behind the sign at right is Barbara Pierce, 6, one of Bush's granddaughter's. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)
White House Easter, 1989
First lady Barbara Bush, granddaughter Marshall Bush, and son Neil Bush are flanked by Easter bunnies as they stand on the White House balcony in Washington, March 27, 1989. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
White House Easter, 1989
President George Bush bends down and gives his granddaughter, Ellie LeBlond, instructions on how to roll an egg at the lllth annual Easter Egg Roll that took place, Monday, March 27, 1989 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Dob Daugherty)
White House Easter, 1990
U.S. President George H. Bush and his granddaughter, Marshall, are greeted by a couple of oversized bunnies and several hundred children during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House South lawn, Monday, April 16, 1990 in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)
White House Easter, 1993
President Bill Clinton handles the starting whistling and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton handles cheer leading chores during the annual Easter egg roll on the White House lawn in Washington, April 12, 1993. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 1995
President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with an Easter bunny, watch over the opening of the annual White House Easter egg roll at the White House in Washington, April 17, 1995. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
White House Easter, 1996
With the White House in the background, Jeff Flamman of New York helps his three-year-old son Christian, left, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll and Hunt, Monday, April 8, 1996. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
White House Easter, 1996
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton laughs as President Clinton shows off his Easter Egg tie during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll and Hunt, Monday, April 8, 1996. (AP Photo/Ruth Fremson)
White House Easter, 1997
With the White House in the background, participants in the White House Easter Egg Roll move Easter eggs down the lawn Monday, March 31, 1997. Earlier, with one whistle blast, President Clinton sent hundreds of children scampering across the White House lawn at the annual event. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
White House Easter, 1997
In this March 31, 1997 file photo, children and their families gather on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
White House Easter, 1999
Young White House visitors take part in the annual Easter egg roll competition on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 5, 1999. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 1999
President Clinton blows a whistle to signal the start of festivities at the annual Easter egg roll on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, April 5, 1999. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
White House Easter, 2000
President Clinton, accompanied by the Easter Bunny, waves to White House visitors on the South Lawn Monday April 24, 2000, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Khue Bui)
White House Easter, 2000
Youthful White House visitors take part in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House Monday April 24, 2000. (AP Photo/Khue Bui)
White House Easter, 2002
White House chefs Randy Chamblee, left, William Taylor, center, and Alex Moran, right, take part in boiling and dyeing over 7,000 eggs, Friday, March 29, 2002, for Monday's annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2002
Anjelina Marshall, 19 month-old from Silverspring. Md., is not to sure about Clifford,the Big Red Dog, left, as she visits the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 1, 2002, in Washington. This year's egg roll, in which young children race to the finish line while pushing their eggs with a spoon, enjoyed sunny skies and cool breezes. There were 10,800 eggs to decorate or roll, and children were greeted by celebrities including Stuart Little and the Easter Bunny.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2002
Two year-old Bryson Anderson is helped by his father Kurt Anderson as they take part in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 1, 2002, in Washington. President Bush and his wife, Laura, presided at the roll, in which young children race to the finish line while pushing their eggs with a spoon on the South Lawn. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2002
First lady Laura Bush waves with the Easter Bunny at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 1, 2002, in Washington. 10,800 eggs were boiled, the president's dog was captured in a chocolate sculpture and the White House opened the gates to hundreds of children for the annual egg roll on the South Lawn. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2003
Katherine Dryer, center, watches, Monday, April 21, 2003, as her daughter Maggie Dryer, 3, right, and Ethan Frietze, left, take part in the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House. This year only military families were allowed to attend the event. Dryer's husband is stationed on the hospital ship USS Comfort. President Bush and wife Laura return later from a Easter weekend stay at the Crawford, Texas, ranch. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2003
Wooden Easter eggs with President Bush and Laura Bush's signature are given, Monday, April 21, 2003, to those who take part in the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House. President Bush and wife Laura return later from a Easter weekend stay at the Crawford, Texas, ranch. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2003
Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, center, laughs, Monday, April 21, 2003, after she blew the whistle to start the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House. President Bush and wife Laura return later from a Easter weekend stay at the Crawford, Texas, ranch. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2004
Two year-old Conor Dullaghan-Ripps, center, is greeted by Goliath the Lion at the annual Easter Egg roll at the White House, Monday, April 12, 2004. Undaunted by the rain, hundreds of children scampered around the South Lawn of the White House Monday, hugging stuffed bunnies and rolling colored eggs across the soggy grass in an annual ritual that dates to the late 1870s when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2004
Local area children roll their eggs at the annual Easter Egg roll at the White House, Monday, April 12, 2004. Undaunted by the rain, hundreds of children scampered around the South Lawn of the White House Monday, hugging stuffed bunnies and rolling colored eggs across the soggy grass in an annual ritual that dates to the late 1870s when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2005
Children in rain ponchos brave the pouring rain to take part in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday March 28, 2005, at the White House. Officials canceled event later due to inclement weather. President Hayes officially opened the White House grounds to local children for egg rolling on Easter Monday in 1878. Successive Presidents have continued the tradition of inviting children to the South Lawn for egg rolling. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2005
Families and animal characters brave the rain to take part in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, March 28, 2005, at the White House. Later in the morning the White House canceled the event due to inclement weather. President Hayes officially opened the White House grounds to local children for egg rolling on Easter Monday in 1878. Successive Presidents have continued the tradition of inviting children to the South Lawn for egg rolling. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2006
Aidan Mack, 2, right, is held held by his biological mother Kathy Torpey as he greets Torpey's partner Michelle Ferri, center top, while elder brother Brian Mack, center bottom, 6, walk to attend the Annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006, in Washington. Gay and lesbian families wearing rainbow-colored leis to show their family pride, attended the annual White House Easter celebrations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
White House Easter, 2006
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush start the annual Easter Egg Roll in Washington Monday, April 17, 2006.The egg roll has been held at the White House since 1878, after a stint on the Capitol grounds. Thousands waited in long lines for the free tickets. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
White House Easter, 2006
Same sex couples with children, who say they want more visibility for their families, attend Easter Egg Roll wearing colorful leis around their necks as their children take part in the annual Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
White House Easter, 2007
Maddie Lloyd, 4, from Richmond, Va., rolls an Easter egg during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, hosted by first lady Laura Bush, not pictured, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Easter, 2007
Andy Thomas, 6, from Annandale, Va., rolls an Easter egg during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, hosted by first lady Laura Bush, not pictured, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Easter, 2008
Grace William, 5, left, and Reagan Williams, 6, of Fairfax Station, Va. participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll, Monday, March 24, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
White House Easter, 2008
President Bush hugs a person dressed as the Easter bunny at the start of the annual Easter Egg Roll, Monday, March 24, 2008, overlooking the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
White House Easter, 2008
Tommy Behrens, 2, of Clarksburg, Md., participates in the annual Easter Egg Roll, Monday, March 24, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
White House Easter, 2009
President Barack Obama cheers on children before blowing the whistle to start the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Easter, 2009
President Barack Obama jokingly acts like he is speaking in the ear of the Easter Bunny after his microphone failed to work as he attended the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
White House Easter, 2010
President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama, reads "Green Eggs and Ham", as they hosted the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 5, 2010, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Easter, 2010
Children roll their eggs during the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
White House Easter, 2010
Peter Rabbit greets visitors at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, hosted by President Barack Obama, Monday, April 5, 2010, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Easter, 2011
Families participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 25, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
White House Easter, 2011
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with the Easter Bunny at the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Easter, 2011
Miranda Husband, 11, center, and Issac Husband, 9, third left, of Greencastle, Pa., roll Easter eggs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 25, 2011, at the White House Easter Egg Roll hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Easter, 2012
President Barack Obama, accompanied by the Easter Bunny, smiles as he the opens the Easter Egg Roll festivities at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
White House Easter, 2012
President Barack Obama helps a little boy roll his egg to the finish line during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. In the background, at left are Malia Obama and Sasha Obama. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
White House Easter, 2013
President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, The Easter Bunny and Robby Novak, better known as Kid President, speaks to the crowd on the South Lawn from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2013, during the annual Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
White House Easter, 2014
First lady Michelle Obama gets a high-five from some youngsters after reading to them during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 21, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. This year's event features live music, cooking stations, storytelling, and of course, some Easter egg rolling. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
White House Easter, 2014
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama cheer a little egg roller as they host the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House is Washington, Monday, April 21, 2014. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama kicked off the festivities on the White House South Lawn. This year's event features live music, cooking stations, storytelling, and of course, some Easter egg rolling. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
White House Easter, 2015
First lady Michelle Obama reads, "Oh, The Things You Can Do That Are Good For You!," a Dr. Suess inspired book by Tish Rabe, during the Easter Egg Roll festivities on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
White House Easter, 2015
President Barack Obama plays tennis during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the tennis court on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 6, 2015. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. This year's event features live music, cooking stations, storytelling, and of course, some Easter egg roll. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
White House Easter, 2016
A frog character interacts with a child as they attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. This year's event features live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling, and Easter egg rolling. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
White House Easter, 2016
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama make claw hands and monster faces while reading, "Where The Wild Things Are," during White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. This year's event features live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling, and Easter egg rolling. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
White House Easter, 2016
A child participates in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. This year's event features live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling, and Easter egg rolling. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
White House Easter, 2017
A girl plays with grass as first lady Melania Trump reads to children attending the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
White House Easter, 2017
DAY 88 - In this April 17, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
White House Easter, 2018
Guests begin to arrive for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
White House Easter, 2018
Julia Stimson, 8, from Alexandria, Va., and other children participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)