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Haul Out the Holly

Are you in a festive mood yet?  Have you decorated for the holidays?  If not, perhaps these photographs depicting the White House during the holidays of the Ford administration will help inspire you to “Haul Out the Holly!”

Having selected “handmade and folksy” as the theme for Christmas at the White House, First Lady Betty Ford makes homemade ornaments with daughter Susan during a photo-op for Parade Magazine on November 10, 1975.
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Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Handcrafted ornaments hung on the 1975 White House Christmas Tree on December 22, 1975.
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Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Gingerbread house on display as part of the 1975 holiday decorations in the White House.
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Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford pose in front of the Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House on December 17, 1974.
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Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

From all of us at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, Happy Holidays!!

Authors: Brooke Clement and Dr. Richard Weld