In this photograph, taken by Harris & Ewing circa 1929, First Lady Grace Goodhue Coolidge rides in a sleigh outside the North Portico of the White House. Chief Usher Irwin "Ike" Hood Hoover stands to the far right. Hoover worked at the White House from 1891 to 1933, initially as an electrician and then as Chief Usher.

In this photograph by White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, a construction crew lifts large appliances out of a truck in preparation of moving them into the new White House Pastry Shop. After years of the pastry team making showstopping desserts in a small corner of the main White House Kitchen, First Lady Nancy Reagan helped Chef Mesnier push for the creation of the Pastry Shop. In the fall of 1992 construction began to establish the pastry shop in the mezzanine between the State Floor and Second Floor. Due to the shop's difficult location, the only option was to bring new appliances in through a window on the north facade of the White House. This photograph is part of a personal collection belonging to former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. Chef Mesnier created elaborate desserts for the White House from 1980 to 2004.

In this photograph by White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, crew members work in preparation of lifting large kitchen appliances into the new White House Pastry Shop through a window on the north facade of the White House. After years of the pastry team making showstopping desserts in a small corner of the main White House Kitchen, First Lady Nancy Reagan helped Chef Mesnier push for the creation of the Pastry Shop. In the fall of 1992 construction began to establish the pastry shop in the mezzanine between the State Floor and Second Floor. Due to the shop's difficult location, the only option was to bring new appliances in through a window on the north facade of the White House. This photograph is part of a personal collection belonging to former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. Chef Mesnier created elaborate desserts for the White House from 1980 to 2004.

In this photograph by White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, a construction crew lifts large appliances out of a truck in preparation of moving them into the new White House Pastry Shop. After years of the pastry team making showstopping desserts in a small corner of the main White House Kitchen, First Lady Nancy Reagan helped Chef Mesnier push for the creation of the Pastry Shop. In the fall of 1992 construction began to establish the pastry shop in the mezzanine between the State Floor and Second Floor. Due to the shop's difficult location, the only option was to bring new appliances in through a window on the north facade of the White House. This photograph is part of a personal collection belonging to former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. Chef Mesnier created elaborate desserts for the White House from 1980 to 2004.

In this photograph by White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, a construction crew lifts large appliances out of a truck in preparation of moving them into the new White House Pastry Shop. After years of the pastry team making showstopping desserts in a small corner of the main White House Kitchen, First Lady Nancy Reagan helped Chef Mesnier push for the creation of the Pastry Shop. In the fall of 1992 construction began to establish the pastry shop in the mezzanine between the State Floor and Second Floor. Due to the shop's difficult location, the only option was to bring new appliances in through a window on the north facade of the White House. This photograph is part of a personal collection belonging to former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. Chef Mesnier created elaborate desserts for the White House from 1980 to 2004.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the National Guard Bureau Chief, is pictured with her daughter. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Shealer family and the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Shealer family and the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Shealer family and the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Shealer family and the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Shealer family and the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Shealer family and the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Shealer family and the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.

This photograph of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcoming the 2022 Official White House Christmas tree was taken by Matthew D'Agostino on November 21, 2022 on the North Drive of the White House. Dr. Biden welcomed the 18.5-foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania alongside her grandson, Beau Biden, Jr. The tree was presented by Paul and Pam Shealer, the 2022 National Christmas Tree Association's (NCTA) champion growers, and cultivated at the Shealers' Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. After being delivered by horse-drawn carriage, the tree was then carefully escorted to the Blue Room where it remained on display for the holiday season. Since 1966, the Christmas tree displayed in the Blue Room has been presented to the White House following a contest run by the National Christmas Tree Association.