White House Christmas tree Henry Hoover began the tradition of presidential wives decorating the White House tree with the first "official" White House Christmas tree in 1929. In 1961 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition of selecting a theme for the White House Christmas tree by decorating with a Nutcracker motif. As stated, there were years where no indoor White House Christmas tree was installed at all. It is verifiable that there was no Christmas tree in the White House in 1902, 1904, 1907, and 1922. The lack of a tree in 1902 was due to the fact that President Theodore Roosevelt had
Franklin White (dancer) Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois, US, following a long illness. He was survived by his brother, Eddie Franklin of Montcharmont, France, his former wife, Joan Hunter (formerly Joan Franklin-White) of London, and his son, Michael Franklin-White, scene designer and scenic artist of Champaign. Franklin White (dancer) Peter Franklin White (1 February 1923 – 19 May 2013) was a British ballet dancer, a principal dancer with Ballet Rambert (1939–42) and The Royal Ballet (1942-66). Franklin White as born in Shoreham, Kent, England, the son of artist Franklin White (1892-1975) and violinist Olga White, née Hart. White joined Ballet Rambert in 1939, aged