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The job of the President of the United States is one of the most difficult in the world. But for a brief time each year at Christmas, the Commander in Chief becomes a regular person, celebrating the holiday with family, friends, parties, and presents. This is a fun look at history through the perspective of the holidays.
List of contents
Preface
1. George Washington: Danger on the Delaware
2. John Adams: The First White House Christmas
3. Thomas Jefferson: Grandpa Played the Fiddle
4. James Madison: Dinner with Dolley
5. James Monroe: A Christmas Never Forgotten
6. John Quincy Adams: The President and the Christmas Eve Flower
7. Andrew Jackson: A Christmas for the Orphans
8. Martin Van Buren: A Dutch Christmas
9. John Tyler: Waiting for Julia
10. James K. Polk: The Christmas Wedding
11. Zachary Taylor: Christmas in Many Places
12. Millard Fillmore: Together Again
13. Franklin Pierce: The First Christmas Tree
14. James Buchanan: A Divided Christmas
15. Abraham Lincoln: The Soldiers and Christmas
16. Andrew Johnson: A Christmas Pardon
17. Ulysses S. Grant: An Official Holiday
18. Rutherford B. Hayes: Sharing Christmas Cheer
19. Chester Arthur: Nell's Helping Hands
20. Grover Cleveland: Holiday Changes
21. Benjamin Harrison: The President with the White Beard
22. William McKinley: Tough Times at Christmas
23. Theodore Roosevelt: Bah-Humbug !
24. William Howard Taft: Christmas Wishes Do Come True
25. Woodrow Wilson: Christmas Connections
26. Warren Harding: Helping Others at Christmas
27. Calvin Coolidge: Let's Light the Tree !
28. Herbert Hoover: The White House is on Fire...Again !
29. Franklin D. Roosevelt: The 12 Years of Christmas
30. Harry S. Truman: Christmas in Independence
31. Dwight D. Eisenhower: The Painting President
32. John F. Kennedy: The Christmas Theme
33. Lyndon B. Johnson: A Texas Sized Christmas
34. Richard Nixon: New Traditions
35. Gerald Ford: Christmas on the Slopes
36. Jimmy Carter: A Small Town Christmas
37. Ronald Reagan: The Meaning of Christmas
38. George H.W. Bush: A Cherry Picker for Christmas
39. Bill Clinton: Peace on Earth
40. George W. Bush: Remembrance and Goodwill
41. Barack Obama: The Christmas Letter
42. Donald J. Trump: The Gift of Giving
43. That Special Time of the Year
White House Christmas Themes
The History of the National Christmas Tree
44. Valley Forge and the Christmas of 1877
Did anything else in American History happen on Christmas?
Epilogue (William Henry Harrison and James Garfield)
It's A Fact - Extra!
Christmas Quotes from the Presidents
Answer Key for Today's Questions
Bibliography
About the Author
About the author
Mike Henry has been an educator for over 31 years.He has worked with students from all levels, elementary to college.
Summary
The job of the President of the United States is one of the most difficult in the world. But for a brief time each year at Christmas, the Commander in Chief becomes a regular person, celebrating the holiday with family, friends, parties, and presents. This is a fun look at history through the perspective of the holidays.
