<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Balsam fir </Td> <Td> Toys, birds, and angels modeled after Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite ballet . </Td> <Td> Jacqueline Kennedy </Td> <Td> Blue Room </Td> <Td> Nutcracker Suite </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Species and location grown </Th> <Th> General notes </Th> <Th> First Lady </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Theme (if any) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Presents were piled high under the magnificent tree and stretched for yards into the East Room ." </Td> <Td> Mamie Eisenhower </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Of the 26 trees there were trees in the laundry room, the maid's sitting room and David Eisenhower had his own private tree in the children's quarters . </Td> <Td> Mamie Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 26 trees throughout the White House </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "...decorated with electric candle lights, glass balls and large amounts of tinsel ." </Td> <Td> Mamie Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 27 trees throughout the White House </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mamie Eisenhower </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mamie Eisenhower </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Silver tinsel, Eisenhower grandchildren opened presents under this tree . </Td> <Td> Mamie Eisenhower </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bess Truman </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elliot Roosevelt: "...the Christmas tree was in place and decorated, the piles of presents were ready for the unwrapping--each person's pile heaped on a separate chair ." </Td> <Td> Eleanor Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Family quarters </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eleanor Roosevelt </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "...gleamed with snow and silver trimming ." </Td> <Td> Eleanor Roosevelt </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eleanor Roosevelt </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Multiple trees were installed in the White House, some for public viewing and others for private enjoyment of the Roosevelts . A large tree was installed in the White House East Room . </Td> <Td> Eleanor Roosevelt </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First "official" White House tree . </Td> <Td> Lou Henry Hoover </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mrs. Coolidge chose to display three Christmas trees at the White House . </Td> <Td> Grace Coolidge </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> Norway spruce </Td> <Td> White House had two Christmas trees . </Td> <Td> Grace Coolidge </Td> <Td> Blue Room, and family quarters </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1917 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edith Bolling Galt Wilson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1916 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edith Bolling Galt Wilson </Td> <Td> Library The tree was for Wilson's great niece Josephine Cothran . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1915 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Laden with gifts from members of the family and household . </Td> <Td> Edith Bolling Galt Wilson </Td> <Td> Library </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1914 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> none </Td> <Td> White House library </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helen Taft </Td> <Td> Blue Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1908 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The first time there was a tree in the Roosevelt White House that was not attributed to young Archie Roosevelt . </Td> <Td> Edith Roosevelt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tree decorated and set up by Archie Roosevelt, as the only member of the family who had "a fondness" for Christmas trees he distributed the presents "through this medium". </Td> <Td> Edith Roosevelt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1903 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tree decorated solely by young Archie Roosevelt . </Td> <Td> Edith Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Living Room (The President's Den) (then Archie Roosevelt's bedroom) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1896 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Decorated with red, white and blue electric lights . The decorating was supervised by Mrs. Cleveland and included tinsel ornaments and toys . </Td> <Td> Frances Cleveland </Td> <Td> Library </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1895 </Td> <Td> Cedar </Td> <Td> Tree featured electric lights . </Td> <Td> Frances Cleveland </Td> <Td> Library </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Beautifully trimmed and decorated". Decorated with "tiny parti - colored electric lamps instead of the old - time wax candles ." </Td> <Td> Frances Cleveland </Td> <Td> Library </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frances Cleveland </Td> <Td> Library </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1891 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Caroline Harrison </Td> <Td> Library </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1890 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> At least one tree was displayed "for the little ones". </Td> <Td> Caroline Harrison </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1889 </Td> <Td> Foxtail hemlock </Td> <Td> Glass balls and pendants, gold tinsel . Four - sided - lanterns used candles used for lighting . Credited as the first White House Christmas tree though the claim is disputed (see above). </Td> <Td> Caroline Harrison </Td> <Td> Yellow Oval Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1888 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "...tree laden with gifts, for most of the prominent people about Washington ." </Td> <Td> Frances Cleveland </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1853 or 1856 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Decorated for a group of Washington, D.C. school children . Credited as the first White House Christmas tree though the claim is disputed (see above). </Td> <Td> Jane Pierce </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Species and location grown </Th> <Th> General notes </Th> <Th> First Lady </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Theme (if any) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Presents were piled high under the magnificent tree and stretched for yards into the East Room ." </Td> <Td> Mamie Eisenhower </Td> <Td> East Room </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

First president to decorate the official white house christmas tree