Melania Trump Announces Halloween at the White House
Plus, the National First Ladies Library & Museum to offer an educational 'shutdown' series while the government is closed.
This Thursday, First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump will open the South Lawn of the White House to trick-or-treating visitors of all ages.
Thousands of children and their parents are expected to proceed around the South Lawn to visit various trick-or-treat booths and enjoy the autumnal decorations on the South Portico of the White House. The event will take place from 4 to 8:30 p.m. and is open to ticketholders, including military families, law enforcement families, foster and adoptive families, and administration officials with children, according to the White House.
Halloween celebrations at the White first began with former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower in 1958 when she decorated the State Dining Room and hosted a lunch for White House staff members’ wives, …
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