big question year white house easter egg roll whether white house press scretary show easter bunny little know fact tradition spic easter bunny guy know guy dress bunny costume would one day 45th president press secretary 15 surprise facts white house easter egg roll long-established custom roll egg historic ground practically become rite passage observe easter time-honored tradition come long way since officially establish president rutherford b. hay 1878. fact fun washington capitol hill almost become grandstand institution know today.here look back white house easter egg roll 138-year history highlight 15 surprise memorable moments associate sought-after ticket d.c.1 accord white house historical association historians note first lady dolley madison originally propose idea public egg roll around 1810. presidents abraham lincoln andrew johnson young children hold informal egg roll amusement 1860s.2 take advantage day school 10,000 children say gather near cast-iron dome u.s. capitol 1876. baskets tow fill dye easter egg set carry holiday tradition roll egg hill see far go without breaking.3 uh oh come fun police unusual sport roll race hard-cooked egg apparently lot damage ground capitol 1876 members congress approve turf protection act sign president ulysses s. grant prevent capitol ground use playground law suppose take effect 1877 inclement weather prevent easter activities occur year anyway however egg rollers show 1878 turn away force play elsewhere.4 president hay wife lucy bring holiday tradition back late 1878 first official white house easter egg roll every year thereafter notable exceptions presidents host celebration south lawn.5 late 1800s game egg pick egg ball toss catch egg croquet add easter festivities.6 treasure tradition cancel due world war suspend second world war 1942. white house undergo renovations year host congress hold locations.7 12-year hiatus president dwight d. eisenhower bring egg-stravaganza back 1953.8 1969 white house easter bunny go hoppin government trail first time bunny actually staffer first lady pat nixon know easter bunny always part current administration staff rule forbid bunny reveal identity is.9 ursula meese wife president reagan attorney general edwin meese iii quite peter rabbit time perform white house bunny six season earn nickname meester bunny thank unofficial twitter account know fleece costume george w. bush administration well today trade long bunny ears suit podium word yet current press secretary sean spic make furry-tailed appearance year celebration.10 enter sacred spoon 1974. organizers task find silverware first egg-rolling race children use spoon push egg grass marked-off lanes.11 step right circus come town 1977. president jimmy carter introduce three-ring circus menagerie include 1,200-pound steer name big red 12. president ronald reagan superstar right bring little hollywood white house event 1981. wife nancy present broadway show performances egg hunt pit also balloon macy thanksgiving day parade float mid-air.13 reagans also first use wooden egg easter egg hunt sign hollywood elite widely-recognized athletes notable politicians ever since wooden egg imprint president first lady signatures hand small memento children 13 years old.14 2009 easter egg roll become hot ticket d.c. much online lottery ticket establish give children around country opportunity attend lottery hold march year three days only.15 sean spic easter bunny guy via southern live 15 surprise facts white house easter egg roll