Keywords: 1962 White House Christmas Tree - John and Jacqueline Kennedy 1.jpg en First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy introduced the tradition of Christmas Tree themes in 1961 with a Nutcracker Suite theme featuring trimmings derived from the ballet by Tchaikovsky Ornaments included gingerbread cookies tiny toys wrapped packages candy canes and straw ornaments made by disabled or senior citizen craftsmen throughout the United States Pictured 1962 Blue Room Christmas Tree President John F Kennedy First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy http //georgewbush-whitehouse archives gov/holiday/2002/whtree/06 html The White House http //www jfklibrary org/Asset+Tree/Asset+Viewers/Image+Asset+Viewer htm guid 32B568FF-2649-4BEC-874F-BB6DAFE92E42 type Image Kennedy Library Robert Knudsen White House Collection 1962-12-13 Public domain see license thumb none White House Christmas Tree 13 December 1961 jpg PD-USGov-POTUS PD-USGov Christmas 1961 in the United States Blue Room Christmas tree John F Kennedy in 1961 John and Jacqueline Kennedy Photographs by Robert L Knudsen Candy canes 13 December White House in 1961 People of the United States in 1961 December 1961 in the United States |