For Immediate Release
Office of Media Affairs
March 29, 2002
Easter Egg Roll to be Webcast Live on White House Web Site
Easter Eggs representing all fifty states and DC to be featured on the site
WASHINGTON, DC -- The White House today announced that the annual
Easter Egg Roll will be webcast live on the White House web site
(www.whitehouse.gov) on Monday, April 1.
The President's opening remarks and the beginning of the Egg Roll
will be webcast at approximately 9:30 a.m. Monday morning.
At 11:30 a.m., Laura Bush is scheduled to read a book to children
from the South Lawn. This event will be webcast from the
White House web site as well.
In addition to the live webcasts, the White House site features
historical material on the Easter Egg Roll dating back to the 19th
century. The site features photos of decorated eggs from
state artists, historical photos, a narrative history of the annual
event, and a children's trivia quiz and activity book.
Eggs representing each state and the District of Columbia are
featured on the web site. The 2002 Easter Egg Collection continues the
tradition that began in 1994 where each state sends a decorated egg to
the White House for display. The display includes a painted
cracked egg representing Virginia and the Sept. 11 attack on the
Pentagon.
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