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"We shall have
an old-fashioned Christmas Tree for the grandchildren upstairs, and I
shall be their Santa Claus myself."
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President Benjamin Harrison The 2008 White House ornament honors President
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), the twenty-third president of the United
States. Serving one term from 1889 to 1893, Harrison was a centennial
president inaugurated 100 years after George Washington. Inspired by the
Harrison family's Victorian Christmas tree, this 24 karat gold finished
ornament interprets the first recorded tree to decorate the White House.
Beneath the tree are the presents the Harrison grandchildren received:
a toy train and a wooden sled await Benjamin, Mary's rosy-cheeked doll
sits on a tricycle, and nearby is Marthena's much wished for dollhouse.
A three-foot-high Santa Claus completes the season's spectacle.
Measures 3" x 3 1/2" -- Sold Individually. Comes in Free Gift Box.
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