Which US president banned Christmas trees in the White House?

There was no Christmas tree in the White House in 1902, 1904, and1922. President Theodore Roosevelt did not have a Christmas tree everyyear he was president. read more

President Theodore Roosevelt, an avowed environmentalist, banned Christmas trees from the White House during his presidency. The president was against real Christmas trees because he feared that Christmas trees would lead to deforestation. Mind you, at the time Christmas trees were very controversial with environmentalists. read more

Michelle Obama didn’t exactly continue Laura Bush’s tradition of soliciting artists to decorate ornaments according to the year’s chosen holiday theme, but in 2009 the White House did have seven different Christmas trees (not “Holiday trees”) decorated with appropriate ornaments. read more