Description: This 1969 President Richard & First Lady Pat Nixon Merry Christmas Happy New Year Hallmark Card is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. During her five holiday seasons spent in the White House, First Lady Pat Nixon utilized national celebrations to create new traditions, resurrect old ones, and expand access to “the People's House.” Wreaths, poinsettia trees, Christmas carolers, snowmen, and gingerbread houses greeted holiday revelers both foreign and domestic and could be enjoyed both day and night. Mrs. Nixon resurrected the tradition of hanging wreaths in each of the windows facing Pennsylvania Avenue. The wreaths were visible both day and night due in part to her “successful project to light the exterior of the White House every evening for the first time in its history.” In 1973, she drew theme inspiration from the nation’s past bedecking her Christmas tree in gold to honor James Monroe “who bought gilded tableware for the White House in 1817.” Hallmark Christmas cards sent to political supporters and White House staff that same year featured artist August Kollner’s 19th century view of the “President’s House.” In 1969, Pat tasked Assistant Executive Chef Hans Raffert to create a gingerbread house to display prominently in the State Dining Room. The traditional German A-frame style gingerbread house weighed in at 40 pounds, including six pounds of icing to hold the two-foot confection together. It began a tradition now considered among the most treasured and recognizable of the White House holiday season. Pat Nixon’s most popular and enduring tradition was the creation of the Candlelight Tours. The opening of the White House during evening hours, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., permitted holiday revelers from all walks of life to enjoy the festive decorations. These tours, accented by candlelight and Christmas music played by the Marine Band, drew thousands of visitors.
Price: 29 USD
Location: Beverly Hills, California
End Time: 2024-12-08T22:53:01.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
President: Richard M. Nixon
Type: Card
Term in Office: 1969-74
Year: 1969
Signed: No
First Lady: Pat Nixon
Theme: Politics
Material: Paper
Country/Region: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
