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President Bush and the first lady participated in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree and the opening holiday ceremonies on the Ellipse for the 2008 Pageant of Peace. Entertainment i…

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, President Bush spoke at the dedication ceremony for a new museum at the school in Topeka, Kansas, w…

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush participated in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree and the opening ceremonies on the Ellipse for the 84th annual Christmas Pageant of Peace.…

President Bush and the first lady participated in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree and the opening holiday ceremonies on the Ellipse for the 2006 Pageant of Peace. The tree is a 4…

President Bush and the first lady participated in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree and the opening ceremonies on the Ellipse for the 2005 Pageant of Peace. After holiday remarks b…

The “Christmas Pageant of Peace” ceremony at The Ellipse marked the 81st lighting of the National Christmas Tree. President and Mrs. Bush lit the tree while television personality Willard Sc…

A planned re-enactment of Orville Wright’s 12 second powered flight 100 years earlier on December 17, 1903 was not shown due to in climate weather. The re-enactment was planned for 1035 a.m.…

In an annual holiday event culminating in the lighting of the national Christmas tree, Ms. Jones emceed the entertainment which featured several musical numbers and carols, as well as Santa …

This holiday event featured several singers and speakers, including President Bush, who lit the National Christmas Tree.

In an annual holiday ceremony called the “Pageant of Peace,” entertainers performed traditional music, and President Bush lit the national Christmas tree on the Ellipse.