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Ford Presidential Library for access to these materials. • • Digitized from Box 5 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON One. o 6 :the. :t1Ung 1.> :the. P1te.1.i.lde.n:t a.rid I ha.ve. e.njoye.d mo1.>:t a.bout :the. Wh.l:te. Hou.6e. a.Jte. U.6 be.a.uti6ul g1tound.6 a.rid 60.U.a.ge. And be.c.a.u.6e. we.' ve. ha.d 1.>uc.h e.njoyme.n:t 61tom :the.m, we.' Jte. e.1.i pe.ua.il.y ha.ppy :to be. a.ble. :to 1.i ha.1te. :the.m wUh you. The. lawn1.> a.rid ga.1tde.n1.> ha.ve. g1te.e.:te.d P1te.1.i.lde.n:t.6 a.rid :thw 6anu'.Ue.1.> 601t ne.a.Jtly 175 ye.a.M . Ea.c.h 6a.mily ha.1.i :ta.k.e.n a. 1.ipe.ua.l p!t.lde. .ln :the. be.a.uty 06 :the. gJtound.6 , o6:te.n a.dd.lng :thw own .lnd.lv.lduell :touc.he.1.i. Wha.:t you 1.ie.e. :toda.y ma.y be. one. 06 :the. 6e.w c.ompo1.>Ue.1.> o 6 :the. :ta.1.i:te. a.rid ha.nd.lwo1tk. o 6 38 P1te.1.i.lde.n:t.6 a.rid :thw 6anUUe.1.i. F1tom pon.le.1.i :to Ea.1.>:te.Jt e.991.>, 61tom c.onc.e.Jt:t.6 :to ba.1t-b-que.1.>, :the. lawn.6 ha.ve. :t!ta.d.l:t.lona.il.y be.e.n a. pla.c.e. 601t c.hild!te.n :to g1tow, 601t h.ll.>:to!t.lc. 6,{,guJte.I.> :to ga.:the.Jt, 601t e.ve.n:t.6 o 6 1.>.lg n.l6,{,c.a.nc.e. :to oc.c.uJt. And :the. g1tound.6 ha.ve., M we.Lt, p!tov.lde.d a. pe.a.c.e. a.rid :tJta.nquilUy ne.e.de.d 601t de.U.6.lon1.> :tha.:t would a.66e.c.:t :the. wo!tld. We. hope. you w,i.il 6e.e.l :the. 1.>a.me. 1.>e.n1.>e. 06 h.ll.>:toJty :tha.:t ha.1.i :touc.he.d u.6 M you e.xplo1te. :the. gJtound.6. We. hope. you will e.njoy :the.m- - :the.y be.long :to you. 1. Magnolia Grandiflora-FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 2. Magnolia Grandiflora-WARREN G. HARDING 3. The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden 4. Little-leaf Lindens-FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 5. Pacific Pride Apple-JOHN F. KENNEDY 6. Northern Red Oak-DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER 7. American Elm-JOHN Q. ADAMS 8. Japanese Maples-GROVER CLEVELAND 9. Children's Garden-LYNDON B. JOHNSON 10. Giant Sequoia-RICHARD NIXON 11. White Oak-HERBERT C. HOOVER 12. Pin Oak-DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER 13. Darlington Oak-LYNDON B. JOHNSON 14. Willow Oak-LYNDON B. JOHNSON ()• • 15. Magnolia Soulangeana-JOHN F. KENNEDY 16. Magnolia Grandiflora-ANDREW JACKSON 17. American Boxwood-HARRY S. TRUMAN 18. American Elm-WOODROW WILSON 19. White Oak-FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 20. American Elm-HERBERT C. HOOVER 21. Scarlet Oak-BENJAMIN HARRISON 22. Red Oak- DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER 23. Fern-leaf Beech-LYNDON B. JOHNSON 24. Fern-leaf Beech-RICHARD NIXON 25. European White Birch-CALVIN COOLIDGE 26. White Oak-HERBERT C. HOOVER here is no other place in the United States where was observed outdoors almost daily, engaged in sports T a short stroll in the open air provides such a sense and brisk walks with his family and Cabinet members. of the continuity of American history as one can feel Woodrow Wilson planted the first Rose Garden along­ on the grounds of the White House. All our Presidents side the west wing, just outside the Presidential Office, except George Washington have lived and worked on and let sheep graze on the front lawn to dramatize the this knoll overlooking the Potomac. need for wartime woolens. When John Adams moved into the newly built executive The present sightlines and ceremonial character of the mansion in 1800 he described the grounds as a barren President's Park follow landscape plans developed in expanse strewn with building materials and rubble. 1935, when trees were removed to reopen the view Since then, nearly every President and First Lady have toward the river. The grounds now lend themselves given personal attention to the gardens and used them to varied kinds of official gatherings, Presidential arriv­ in their own special way; lasting reminders of their als and departures by helicopter, and welcoming cere­ care are spread throughout the grounds. monies for visiting heads of state. Easter-egg rolling on the south lawn is an Easter Week t radition dating A stately American elm planted in the 1820's by John from the Hayes Administration. Quincy Adams is the oldest of some 25 commemorative trees placed by past Administrations. Thomas Jefferson The redesigned east garden was dedicated in 1965 to first enclosed the grounds with a rustic fence and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy. This intimate, friendly gar­ shaped the Mounds to help define the privacy of the den is the one most often used by the First Lady in her Mansion. The magnolias next to the South Portico were official duties and for entertaining friends. The beds replanted from Andrew Jackson's estate. During the are planted with spring bulbs; annuals are changed Civil War, Abraham Lincoln looked out on troops with the season. In addition, small plots are devoted bivouacked below his windows. to a variety of herbs, which are cut and used regularly in the White House kitchen. Early in the 20th Century, the grounds took on a more stately appearance with the removal of several green­ The President uses the Rose Garden for small official houses and numerous cutting gardens which had sup­ ceremonies and receptions. In spring, flowering bulbs plied flowers for state functions. New east and west come up beneath blossoming crabapple trees; in sum­ wings were added to the White House and the grounds mertime some 25 varieties of annuals and perennials became a formal park rather than a botanical garden bloom with the roses, followed in the fall by a colorful laced with meandering footpaths. Theodore Roosevelt array of chrysanthemums. TH E 'NHITC:: HOUSE V-.' A S :-: i ;, ! C -; 0 N SUBJECT: J11siruct:ions for Social Aidr',.; EVE:NT : _ __fu2..Ijng G~_:i;de n Tour ··---- ------~--- Datc/Tirne: __~pri l 12, 1975 J__~_;_OO~_Q_()J_ ___ :01 u . 0 f c-.; t \ e s t 0 : Uni for rn : _____ ·---------------------Parking : h> Place Tin1c for Aides: ~ ' , I: r, S. Marine B<i.nd The Ra.nns will Gnter through tbe So11thwest Gate, :.., T' i: f I', i ~ ; · I() ---:. ·. ' I ~ \ '·' . ' · ' ' • • T :~ E \// ~: l TC.: r; 0 U .3 E L:Vi-~:\T : Snrina Garden Tour ----~--.--:b--·---------------·------- D «1. t ,.· IT i 1nc:--6PI.iLl~l2-_L2 : oO - -~-~Q_QJ ,______ "No . of cu c .s ts : U 1 1ilo1-r11 : Parking: ----- --------- h - !_;lac-c Time for Aides : --·---------~-------- ---·------- ·--- \ i cl": L CDR Steohen T odd, uSN --·--·-- ·-------··-- ...._ __ -- - -·----·- --------------------·----- t"".:, ,, \ - ) - J r, ' I ' 3:30 - 5:30 U. S. Air Force B2.nd :'(;. ,.- . .. , ! '! ... ·. ! i-. t ,·; ... \ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 2, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: SHEILA WEIDENFELD FROM: MIKE FARRELL fYlr SUBJECT: Spring Garden Tour I 2:00 - 5:00 p. m. Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, 1975 Mrs. Ford will open the White House grounds to visitors on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 from 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Visitors are invited to come to the East Gate on East Executive Avenue where the tour will begin. The Spring Garden Tour will include the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the South Lawn, the Children's Garden and the Rose Garden, where the tulips and crabapple trees are expected to be at their peak. Visitors will also be able to view the State Floor Rooms of the White House after touring the grounds. cc: Warren Rustand Rex Scouten Chief Drescher Richard Keiser Military Aides Office, Bill Gulley Susan Porter For. immediate release Friday, April 4, 1975 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford At the request of Mrs. Ford, the grounds and gardens of the White House will be open to the public on Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The Spring Garden Tour will include the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the South Lawn, the Children's Garden, and the .. Rose Garden where the tulips and crabapple trees are expected to be at their peak.