Jacqueline Kennedy’s first White House Christmas in December 1961 brought a new vision to the Blue Room. She created a Nutcracker-themed tree filled with toy soldiers, angels, birds, ballerinas, and golden snowflakes crafted circa late 1961 by elderly artisans and craftspeople with disabilities from communities in Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Iowa. She reused many of these ornaments for the Children’s Tree placed in the North Entrance Hall in December 1962. The Kennedys spent Christmas circa 24