White House
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The White House is the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington DC.
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Apperances
- Multiple appearances at The White House Easter Egg Roll over the years
- June 26, 1995: Big Bird and Alice Snuffleupagus appeared in an event in the White House sculpture garden alongside first lady Hillary Clinton as the White House stepped up its effort to save federal funding for public television.[1]
- April 3, 2002: President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush hosted several PBS stars - including Elmo, Mr. Rogers and the Vowelles - for a "Ready to Learn" event at the East Room of the White House.[2]
- November 14, 2003: Joan Ganz Cooney was honored by President Bush National Humanities Medal. The award was presented to Cooney by the President in an Oval Office Ceremony.[3]
- December 6, 2004: Elmo, Rosita, and characters from Between the Lions appeared alongside President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush at a children's Christmas reception in the East Room of the White House. The children's television characters sang Christmas songs during the event. A Cookie Monster walk-around also appeared.[4]
- September 30, 2006: Elmo appeared at the National Book Festival event at the White House hosted by Laura Bush. Kevin Clash also spoke about his book My Life as a Furry Red Monster at the event.[5]
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See also
Sources
- ↑ Hillary Clinton gives the Big Bird to those who want to cut public TV funding
- ↑ Ready to Learn event
- ↑ National Humanities Medal 2003
- ↑ Holiday 2004
- ↑ National Book Festival
