In addition to the egg roll, the annual event will feature an egg decorating contest, scavenger hunt, story reading, crafts ...

Before that time, egg rolls were banned on the grounds of the ... House gate hoping to be allowed to play their egg-rolling games there. President Rutherford B. Hayes told the guards to let ...

In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes cracked open a solution by allowing children to roll their eggs on the White House lawn. The tradition has been going strong ever since, with every year adding ...

The ticket lottery for this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll begins at 12 p.m. Tuesday. Anyone attending with a child under 13 can enter. Prospective volunteers can also apply online.

The first White House egg roll was started by President Hayes. Prior to this, children played egg games at the U.S. Capitol on Easter Monday, but Congress banned the event due to the mess it created.