Christmas

President Harry S. Truman (right) speaks at the lighting of the National Community Christmas Tree on the South Lawn. Also present is Ed Kelly (left).

A close view of the National Christmas Tree at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.

Night scene of the Christmas Tree on the White House grounds.

President Harry S. Truman is on a platform in the background pressing a button to illuminate first national Christmas tree since the beginning of World War II.

President Harry S. Truman (right) preparing to press button to illuminate the National Community Christmas with unidentified others looking on.

President Harry S. Truman on speakers platform with unidentified others, South Grounds of White House, for the lighting of the National community Christmas tree.

First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (seated) attends a Christmas Bag Party to give presents to five-year-olds Carl Eager, Jr. (foreground, center) and Jean Copeland (foreground, right) at the children's emergency home of the Central Union Mission, Washington, D.C.

Senator Harry S. Truman (left) and an unidentified official from the American Trucking Association during Christmas celebration.

Photo of the East Room with Christmas tree. From an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House, prior to the renovation in 1949.