WATCH LIVE: White House Easter Egg Roll 2019

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President Trump and Frist Lady Melania are hosting the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House South Lawn today.
The tradition has been observed every Monday after Easter since 1878.  This is the 141st year of the White House hosting this family tradition.

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First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald J. Trump invite this year’s Easter Egg Roll attendees to enjoy a variety of activities, including the time-honored Egg Roll and the Trump Administration’s Cards for Troops station.  New to the Egg Roll this year: musical eggs and Be Best hopscotch.  In recognition of the First Lady’s Be Best campaign, children will also have the opportunity to spread kindness by mailing postcards to anyone they choose – friends, family, members of the military - directly through a United States Postal Service mailbox that will be on the South grounds.

Over 30,000 attendees are expected to walk the historic south grounds of the White House, experiencing all the tradition and fun that comes with the White House Easter Egg Roll.  More details about the event are listed below.

Activity Stations:
  • State Egg Display (located on the Ellipse)
  • Reading Nook
  • Cards for Troops
  • Photo Opportunities Complete with Mini Podiums and a Giant Frame for Families
  • Egg and Cookie Decorating stations
  • Egg Hunts
  • Be Best Hopscotch
  • Musical Eggs
  • Be Best Mail
  • Tennis Court Activities
  • Costumed Characters
  • Commemorative Egg Distribution (available at departure)
Entertainment for this year’s White House Egg Roll:
  • The United States Marine Band
  • The United States Army Band
  • The United States Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps
  • The United States Navy Band
  • The United States Air Force Band

List of Reading Nook Readers
  • First Lady Melania Trump
  • Secretary and Mrs. Pompeo
  • Secretary Wilkie
  • Administrator Wheeler
  • Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway
  • Press Secretary Sarah Sanders
  • General Joseph Keith Kellogg, Jr.
  • Surgeon General Jerome Adams
  • Assistant Secretary Frank Brogan

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