• Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Portico
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Cabinet
    arts & culture
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes appearances by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on the South Portico and on stage as well as appearances by the Today show's Willard Scott, actress Jane Seymour and her family, and Franklin D. Raines, Director of the Office of the Management and Budget. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    performing
    music
    military
    holidays
    U.S. Marine Band
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    South Portico
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes appearances by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, footage of the traditional egg roll race, and a performance by musician Art Garfunkel and his family, including wife Kim. The film closes with behind-the-scenes footage of the EarthLink production team, who produced the cybercast. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    South Portico
    U.S. Marine Band
    military
    music
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes an appearance by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and music performed by the United States Marine Band. President and Mrs. Clinton can be seen greeting crowds gathered on the South Lawn of the White House. The film also includes a recording of President Clinton speaking from a stage to the gathered crowd. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    South Portico
    Cabinet
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes appearances by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as they greeted and welcomed guests to the White House. United States Attorney General Janet Reno is interviewed and seen greeting guests. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    performing
    music
    holidays
    U.S. Marine Band
    South Portico
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Cabinet
    military
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes appearances by President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Attorney General Janet Reno, Franklin D. Raines, Director of the Office of the Management and Budget, musician Art Garfunkel, the Today show's Willard Scott, and actress Jane Seymour. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    South Portico
    arts & culture
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes appearances by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on stage and greeting guests on the South Lawn. Also included in this film is a performance by a historical interpreter dressed as President Thomas Jefferson and footage of the egg roll race. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Howard Lefkowitz Collection Compilation
    White House Historical Association
    Easter Egg Roll
    South Grounds
    holidays
    Easter
    technology
    South Lawn
    south view
    South Portico
    This compilation is made of up of screenshots from the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. Howard Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This compilation contains copyrighted material and may only be used for the press and publicity. Any other uses must be cleared by the White House Historical Association in writing. Please contact archives@whha.org with questions about other uses.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    U.S. Marine Band
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter Bunny
    Easter
    military
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film footage includes appearances by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on the South Portico and then on stage. The footage also includes President Clinton among the contestants in the traditional Easter Egg Roll and performances by historical interpreters of presidents Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • The Clintons at the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    U.S. Marine Band
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    military
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes footage of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appearing on the South Portico and speaking from a stage on the South Lawn. Additionally, there is footage of the Easter Egg Roll set up with the Washington Monument in the background, music from the United States Marine Band, and footage of the Easter egg roll race. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • President and Mrs. Clinton with the Lefkowitz Family
    Sharon Farmer
    technology
    holidays
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    State Floor
    Blue Room
    This photograph of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Blue Room was taken by Sharon Farmer on April 13, 1998. Standing with President and Mrs. Clinton are Howard Lefkowitz, right, and his family. Lefkowitz served as the vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink, where he developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll that occurred that day. Lefkowitz would go on to produce the cybercast for the 1999 and 2000 White House Easter Egg Roll as well.
  • President and Mrs. Clinton Use the Internet at the 1998 Egg Roll
    Sharon Farmer
    technology
    holidays
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Ground Floor
    China Room
    This photograph of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the China Room was taken by Sharon Farmer on April 13, 1998 during the 1998 White House Easter Egg Roll. President and Mrs. Clinton are seen using computers to look at the Internet. Standing between them is Howard Lefkowitz, the vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll that occurred that day. Lefkowitz would go on to produce the cybercast for the 1999 and 2000 White House Easter Egg Roll as well.
  • President and Mrs. Clinton Use the Internet at the 1998 Egg Roll
    Sharon Farmer
    technology
    holidays
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Ground Floor
    China Room
    This photograph of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the China Room was taken by Sharon Farmer on April 13, 1998 during the 1998 White House Easter Egg Roll. President and Mrs. Clinton are seen using computers to look at the Internet. Standing between them is Howard Lefkowitz, the vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll that occurred that day. Lefkowitz would go on to produce the cybercast for the 1999 and 2000 White House Easter Egg Roll as well.
  • Mrs. Clinton and Pastry Chefs with 1993 Gingerbread House
    Unknown
    winter holidays
    staff
    gingerbread
    food & drink
    decorations
    State Floor
    State Dining Room
    Christmas
    Residence staff
    This is a photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, and pastry chef Franette McCulloch with the 1993 official White House Gingerbread House that was dubbed the "House of Socks". It was created by Chef Mesnier in honor of President Bill Clinton and Mrs. Clinton's cat, Socks. The gingerbread house is a to-scale replica of White House complete with 20 marzipan versions of Socks playing around the house. The architectural details were created with carefully pipped icing and illuminated with working miniature floodlights. 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.
  • President Obama and National Security Team Monitor bin Laden Raid
    Pete Souza
    West Wing
    Situation Room
    Cabinet
    September 11
    counterterrorism
    In this photograph taken by Pete Souza, President Barack Obama and his national security team sit in the Situation Room to monitor a military raid lead by SEAL Team Six on the compound housing Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011. The group assembled in one of the several conference rooms that comprises the Situation Room, watching the raid live as it took place in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The military raid resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Seated in this photograph from left to right are: Vice President Joseph R. Biden; President Obama; Brig. Gen. Marshall B. Webb; Denis R. McDonough, deputy national security advisor; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Secretary of Defense Robert Michael Gates. Standing behind them, from left right, are: Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; national security advisor Thomas E. Donilon; chief of staff Wiliam M. Daley; Antony J. Blinken, national security advisor to the vice president; Audrey Tomason, director for counterterrorism; John O. Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism; and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper. A classified document on the table in front of Secretary Clinton has been obscured for security reasons.
  • State Dinner Honoring President Hu Jinato of China
    Chuck Kennedy
    State Floor
    State Dining Room
    State Visit
    State Dinner
    This photograph by Chuck Kennedy was taken at a State Dinner held in honor of President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China on January 19, 2011. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed the Chinese president for an official State Visit, including an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House grounds earlier in the day. The State Dinner took place in the State Dining Room. Joining the Obamas and Hu Jintao at the central table beside the State Dining Room's fireplace were former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State (and former first lady) Hillary Rodham Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter.
  • Mrs. Clinton's Dolly Parton-Themed 48th Birthday
    Unknown
    food & drink
    celebrations
    birthdays
    State Floor
    East Room
    Residence staff
    staff
    In this photograph, White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier (center) and assistant pastry chef Franette McCulloch present First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with a cake for her 48th birthday in the East Room on October 27, 1995. President Bill Clinton can be seen behind the group. To go with the Dolly Parton-themed celebration, the cake was decorated to look like a barn with hay bales. Before enjoying the cake, guests, dressed in Western wear, square-danced in the State Dining Room. 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.
  • Chef Roland Mesnier with the Clintons and Jospins
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    Head of State
    Center Hall
    Second Floor
    This is a photograph of White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier with President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of the French Republic, and Sylviane Agacinski-Jospin, his wife, in the Center Hall on the Second Floor of the White House. A native of France, Mesnier was born in Bonnay, a small eastern town of just 150. 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.
  • Mrs. Clinton and Chef Mesnier in the Green Room
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph features First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton meeting with White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier in the Green Room of the White House. There is an unidentified member of the White House Kitchen staff standing with them. 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.
  • Mrs. Clinton and Chef Mesnier in the Green Room
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph features First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton meeting with White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier in the Green Room of the White House. There is an unidentified member of the White House Kitchen staff standing with them. 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.
  • Mrs. Clinton and Chef Mesnier in the Green Room
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph features First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton meeting with White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier in the Green Room of the White House. There is an unidentified member of the White House Kitchen staff standing with them. 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.
  • Chef Roland Mesnier with the Clintons
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    Blue Room
    State Floor
    Blue Room Christmas Tree
    winter holidays
    Christmas
    This is a photograph of White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier with President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton, their daughter, in the Blue Room during the holiday season. The group is captured in front of the traditional Blue Room Christmas tree. This photo includes a handwritten note by President and Mrs. Clinton for Chef Mesnier's birthday. Although this photograph was taken during the winter holiday season, the note from the Clintons is dated July 8, 1999. 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.
  • Presidents and First Ladies of the United States at 200th Anniversary of the White House
    Unknown
    State Dining Room
    State Floor
    commemorations
    celebrations
    This is a photograph of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with former presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George H. W. Bush and former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, and Barbara Bush in the State Dining Room of the White House on November 9, 2000. This historic reunion of past and present residents of the White House was in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the White House. This photo includes a note to White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier from President Clinton. 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.
  • Mrs. Clinton and Chef Mesnier in the State Dining Room
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    State Dining Room
    State Floor
    This photograph features White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the State Dining Room 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.
  • President and Mrs. Clinton with Chef Mesnier and Easter Dessert Table
    Unknown
    staff
    food & drink
    Easter
    East Room
    State Floor
    Residence staff
    This photograph features President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton surveying an Easter dessert buffet created by White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier (seen on the left) for the 1998 White House Easter Egg Roll. The buffet features chocolate eggs, cookie trays, and cakes. This photograph was take on April 13, 1998 in the East Room. 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.
  • Chef Roland Mesnier with the Clintons
    Unknown
    staff
    Blue Room
    Blue Room Christmas tree
    Christmas
    Residence staff
    State Floor
    winter holidays
    This is a photograph of White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier with President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton, their daughter, during the holiday season. The group is standing in front of the traditional Blue Room Christmas tree. 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.