White House Christmas tree one of about 370 submitted that was rejected. The White House Christmas tree is selected from various growers nationwide. Growers in the state of North Carolina have provided 12 trees, more than any other state. The states of Washington and Wisconsin, as of 2011, share the second highest total of trees provided for the White House with seven. The White House Christmas tree has been displayed in the Blue Room many times since 1961. It has also occasionally been displayed in the Entrance Hall. Generally, there is more than one Christmas tree in and around the White House, for instance,
Joseph Paul Franklin Joseph Paul Franklin Joseph Paul Franklin (born James Clayton Vaughn Jr.; April 13, 1950 – November 20, 2013) was an American white supremacist serial killer who gained notoriety for a murder spree spanning the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was the subject of the novel "Hunter" by white supremacist William L. Pierce, who said of Franklin that "he saw his duty as a white man and did what a responsible son of his race must do." Franklin was convicted of several murders and received six life sentences, as well as the death sentence. He confessed to the attempted murders