Egg rolling

President Roosevelt watches from the White House as New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes, Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of State Elihu Root, former Secretary of the Treasury Philander C. Knox, watch Secretary of State William H. Taft and Senator Joseph Benson Foraker roll two eggs — “Taft boom” and “Foraker boom”on the White House lawn.

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-01

Minnie Codington Rodey, wife of Delegate Bernard Shandon Rodey of New Mexico, asks if arrangements can be made for her and her children to view the Easter egg rolling from the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-27

Creator(s)

Unknown

William Jennings Bryan, Alton B. Parker, Grover Cleveland, and William Randolph Hearst roll eggs on the White House lawn. One egg is broken. The other read: “Cleveland 3rd term,” “? Parker,” and “Trust busting Hearst.” President Roosevelt says from inside the White House, “You can play in my back yard.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-04

Creator(s)

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939