We have created the Official White House Christmas Ornament each year since 1981.

All of these treasures are made in the USA, with sales benefitting our mission of supporting education and the historic preservation of the White House.

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The 2019 ornament honors the administration of President Dwight Eisenhower. He was the first president to fly in a helicopter while in office. This year's ornament is inspired by the Sikorsky aircraft Eisenhower used.

Learn more: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/2019 

The 2018 ornament celebrates the Truman administration and the major renovations that transformed the White House from 1948–52. The ornament features the new Truman balcony on one side, and a refurbished Blue Room on the other.

Buy one for your tree: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/official-2018-white-house-christmas-ornament

The official 2017 ornament honors the administration of Franklin Roosevelt with elements from his time as our 32nd and longest-serving president, including the eagle cartouche from Roosevelt's first inauguration and his beloved dog Fala.

Purchase yours: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2017-white-house-christmas-ornament

2016's ornament remembers the 1929 Christmas Eve fire during the Herbert Hoover administration. A holiday party was in full swing when a fire broke out in the West Wing. The ornament is inspired by the toy fire trucks given to children the next year.

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The 2015 ornament honors the administration of the 30th president, Calvin Coolidge. This tree ornament depicts the first National Christmas tree and is illuminated from within. Coolidge was the first to light the National Christmas Tree in 1923.

See more: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2015-white-house-christmas-ornament

The 2014 edition remembers the administration of Warren G. Harding. The train commemorates his time at the controls on the Alaskan railroad during his “Voyage of Understanding,” a transcontinental speaking and sightseeing tour.

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In 2013 ornament honors Woodrow Wilson and commemorates his quest for world peace after the events of World War I. The snowy center scene is surrounded by a frame of elm and holly leaves, olive branches and peace doves.

Buy yours: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/the-2013-white-house-christmas-ornament

The 2012 ornament celebrates President William Howard Taft's introduction of the automobile to the White House in 1909. Here, the President and First Lady deliver Christmas presents in their White Motor Company's Model M.

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"I hear there are some kids in the White House this year," Santa says on the 2011 ornament honoring President Theodore Roosevelt. The image is derived from a 1901 political cartoon inspired by the life the Roosevelt children brought to the White House.

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The 2010 ornament remembers the administration of William McKinley and honors the role of music during White House events. The McKinleys began the tradition of receptions with music as the leading feature, which continues to this day.

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The 2009 ornament honors the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland. This is the second Cleveland ornament, commemorating the 24th presidency from 1893-97.

Buy one...or two non-consecutively: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2009-white-house-christmas-ornament-electric-lights-honoring-grover-cleveland-24th-president-of-the-united-states-1893-1897

"We shall have an old-fashioned Christmas Tree for the grandchildren upstairs, and I shall be their Santa Claus myself." - President Benjamin Harrison.

The Harrisons had the first recorded White House Christmas tree, the inspiration for our 2008 ornament

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The 2007 ornament remembers President Grover Cleveland's first term. He is the only president to marry in the White House and his 1886 Blue Room wedding to Frances Folsom is depicted on the ornament.

See more: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2007-white-house-christmas-ornament-white-house-wedding-honoring-grover-celeveland-22nd-president-of-the-united-states-1885-1889

In 2006 we honored President Chester Arthur and the luxurious style he brought to the White House. The ornament's design is inspired by the White House work of famed American artist and decorator Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Get yours: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2006-white-house-christmas-ornament-tiffany-style-honoring-chester-a-arthur-21st-president-of-the-united-states-1881-1885

The 2005 ornament honors the 20th President, James A. Garfield. The ornament's decorative touches are derived from Garfield's home in Mentor, OH and the president's monogram is reproduced from his inaugural ball decorations.

See more: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2005-white-house-christmas-ornament-the-south-facade

The 2004 official White House Christmas Ornament celebrates the administration of Rutherford Hayes and commemorates his love of winter weather. Hayes enjoyed taking his family and guests on sleigh rides around Washington.

Buy yours: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2004-white-house-christmas-ornament-a-first-familys-sleigh-ride

The 2003 ornament honors President Ulysses S. Grant and his family. Inspired by a Victorian illustration of a child’s joy at Christmas, this hand-painted porcelain figure is surrounded by a wreath of toys available during the Grant era (1869-77).

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The 2002 ornament features a crystal-like acrylic core, inspired by the sparkling chandeliers of the 1902 East Room. The decorative frame has acanthus leaves and an eagle, elements of the East Room after the Roosevelt redecoration.

Make your room sparkle: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/the-2002-white-house-christmas-ornament-east-room-motifs-celebrating-the-centennial-of-the-1902-redecoration

The 2001 White House Christmas Ornament is inspired by the carriage used by President Andrew Johnson. He often took rides into the countryside surrounding Washington to relax with his family.

Discover more: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/the-2001-white-house-christmas-ornament-presidential-carriage-honoring-andrew-johnson-17th-president-of-the-united-states-1869-1877

2000 marked the 200th anniversary of President John Adams moving into the White House. The 2000 ornament is a special edition, with stone from the same Aquia, VA quarry used to build the White House.

Put some history on your tree: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/2000-white-house-ornament-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-president-s-house

The 1999 ornament honors President Abraham Lincoln and features his official White House portrait by George P.A. Healy. Today, the painting hangs over the fireplace in the State Dining Room.

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The 1998 ornament commemorates James Buchanan with the eagle and shield insignia that first appeared on glassware during the Jackson administration. Buchanan was the last president to use this pattern.

But you can use the pattern on your tree: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/1998-white-house-christmas-ornament-eagle-and-shield-honoring-james-buchanan-15th-president-of-the-united-states-1857-1861

The 1997 ornament honors the administration of our 14th president, Franklin Pierce. The fancy gilt frame is based upon the elaborate gold-leafed frames of two huge mirrors Pierce hung in the state parlors.

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The earliest documented Presidential Seal was sketched by President Millard Fillmore – and appears on the 1996 Official White House Christmas Ornament that remembers the Fillmore administration.

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The 1995 Official White House Christmas Ornament honors the 12th president, Zachary Taylor. The patriotic theme reflects his service and is inspired by the ceremonies he attended on the grounds of the Washington Monument on July 4, 1850.

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President James K. Polk and First Lady Sarah Polk are being serenaded by the United States Marine Band in the 1994 White House Christmas Ornament. The tradition of regularly playing "Hail to the Chief" began during the Polk era.

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The 1993 ornament features a portrait of First Lady Julia Tyler. President John Tyler was the first to marry while in office. Her portrait was the first of a comprehensive White House collection of portraits of the first ladies.

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1992 marked the bicentennial of the laying of the White House Cornerstone. The 1992 White House anniversary ornament commemorates this milestone with text from the cornerstone and a reproduction of an 1848 watercolor.

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The 1991 ornament honors President William Henry Harrison. The president is depicted riding his white charger on the way to the Capitol to take the presidential oath of office. Harrison would pass away one month after his inauguration.

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The 1990 ornament honors President Martin Van Buren. He installed central heating to the White House's main rooms and ordered the central parlors redecorated. Van Buren wanted the oval room to be blue and it has been the Blue Room ever since.

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The White House Christmas Ornament for 1989 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Presidency of the United States with a replica of the official seal of the president.

Purchase one for your house: https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/ornaments/1989-white-hour-ornament-celebrating-the-bicentennial-of-the-presidency-1789-1989

The 1988 Official White House Christmas Ornament honors the 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson. The design was inspired by a Christmas Day frolic in the East Room with children from the Jackson family.

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The 1987 ornament celebrated the presidency of John Quincy Adams. He was a dedicated gardener who developed the landscape of the White House, and established the grounds as an arboretum of American tree specimens.

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The 1986 ornament commemorates the administration of President James Monroe. It features the distinctive South Portico, built during the Monroe era in 1823.

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We honored the presidency of James Madison in the 1985 ornament. The piece features silhouettes of the President and First Lady Dolley Madison, famous for helping to save the portrait of George Washington when the British burned the White House in 1814.

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The 1984 Official White House Christmas Ornament remembers the administration of Thomas Jefferson. The design is based on the historic Jefferson Peace Medal, minted in 1801.

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The 1983 ornament commemorates our second President John Adams. He was the first president to live in the White House and the ornament depicts the north facade of the house as he would have known it, before the columned portico was added.

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1982's Dove of Peace honors President George Washington. The ornament is a faithful miniature replica of the dove of peace weathervane that Washington commissioned for his home at Mount Vernon.

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The first White House Christmas Ornament was hung on the Blue Room Christmas tree in 1981. We call it "Angel in Flight."

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