Desiree Coffey

According to the White House Historical Association, President Benjamin Harrison was the first president to set up an indoor Christmas tree for his family and visitors to enjoy in 1889.  It was decorated with ornaments and candles.  In 1929, first lady Lou Henry Hoover oversaw what would become an annual tradition of decorating the indoor White House tree.  Since then, each first lady’s duties have included the trimming of the official White House tree.