First Lady & Daughters Receive White House Christmas Tree

[tomm2thumbs]

Run time: 04:13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9oloKoxiNo   Posted on YouTube: November 27, 2009 By YouTube Member: whitehouse Views on YouTube: 40108   Posted on DU: November 27, 2009 By DU Member: tomm2thumbs Views on DU: 1082

 
The First Lady is presented with the Official White House Christmas Tree, arriving in Washington from Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The 18 ½ ft Douglas fir arrives on the traditional horse drawn carriage to the North Portico. The tree will be on display in the Blue Room throughout the holidays.

You can start at 1:20 if you want to see the activity begin. Very low key arrival but good to see. 'Is this the biggest tree we've ever had? Yeah, I think this wins.'

[alsame]

1. K&R!

[libodem]

2. The first little girls are so cute

They help me to feel like the evil Republicans can't suck the joy out of every moment we have a lovely family in the White House. Makes me feel like I need to prepare for some jolt of criticism that some 'entertainer of the media' will make of two delighted kids and their excellent mother, receiving the 'First' tree. Let the tree bashing begin.

[elleng]

3. CAN'T BASH THAT TREE!!!

We bought all of ours from Sundbacks too! Amazingly beautiful trees!!!!

edit: and Mr. Sundback reminded us of Santa!

[O is 44]

4. The coolest moment in this clip...

comes towards the end, when the older gentlemen turned to the First Lady saying in not so many words that it is cold and she and the girls should be getting inside, and Michelle turned to him and said “well you come in with us”. Just the simple kind gesture in that moment really makes me happy real human beings occupy this white house.

[alsame]

5. I just saw Mr Sundback interviewed on CNN - he said it was special

to donate the WH tree this year because it was going to a family with young children. Very sweet.

[elleng]

6. They are nice people,

but never DONATED a tree to US AND OUR YOUNG CHILDREN, and we've got the checks to prove it!

[alsame]

7. ROFL. Guess you have to move to 1600 Penn Ave! nt

[Stables2010]

8. it is the people's house you know ;)

[Cha]

9. That was a sweet way to get their tree..

Thanks for the details, tomm.

I like to this part of the whole White House thing too.

[katkat]

10. walking right by those great horses?

without even patting their noses???

[ProgressOnTheMove]

11. The greatest thing about the 1st family is just how down to earth they are. +1

[democracy1st]

12. +1