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Photos from the 2002 White House Easter Egg Roll

President George W. Bush waves to several thousand guests who came for the Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, April, 1. Honoring an Easter tradition that was started in 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes, the President and Mrs. Bush opened the peoples home to children and games. White House photo by Eric Draper.

President George W. Bush greets an enthusiastic crowd of visitors on the South Lawn, April 1, 2002, during the White House Easter Egg Roll.

Secretary of Education Roderick Paige reads to children during on of the many story book hours at the Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House April 1. Other readers including Laura Bush, Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta and Marc Brown, children's book author of Arthur Meets the President. White House photo by Evan Parker.

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As the Easter Bunny poses for photos, April 1, 2002, a bald eagle makes an appearance at the White House Easter Egg Roll courtesy of Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures.

Children race to reach the finish line by rolling hard-boiled eggs across the South Lawn of the White House during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll April 1, 2002. Honoring an Easter tradition that President Rutherford B. Hayes started in 1878, President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush opened the peoples' home to children, games and many rolling Easter eggs.

Enjoying the sunny day, a young visitor at the White House Easter Egg Roll meets one of the Easter bunnies on the South Lawn, Monday, April 1, 2002. White House photo by Evan Parker.



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Now there’s an Easter Egg Hunt where everyone is happy.