Presidential History and White House Holiday Culture: Bill Clinton State Dining Room Christmas Card, 1998

White House Christmas Card

Ephemera

Clinton, Bill. White House Christmas Card, 1998, documents the ceremonial public culture of the presidency during the second Clinton administration. Issued as an official seasonal greeting, the card uses the decorated State Dining Room and Abraham Lincoln’s portrait to connect holiday ritual with presidential memory, White House interiors, and national historical continuity.

Clinton, Bill. White House Christmas Card. Washington, D.C.: The White House, 1998. Color card measuring 7” x 6”. The image depicts the State Dining Room decorated for the holidays, with Lincoln’s portrait visible on the wall, presenting the executive residence through interior ceremony, seasonal ornament, and historical presidential iconography.

White House Christmas cards form part of the material culture of presidential communication, pairing private holiday exchange with official visual representations of the presidency. Minimal handling, excellent. Focused example of Clinton-era presidential ephemera linking holiday tradition, White House display, and presidential historical memory.

Item #8796

Price: $85.00