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The White House Easter Egg Roll has been a White House tradition since President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the grounds in 1878.

Muppet and Sesame Street appearances

• Unknown, Reagan-era: Caroll Spinney appears as Big Bird. Spinney recalled to a newspaper that Nancy Reagan stayed in the tea room, "barking orders... to this Air Force captain", making sure things were moving along. "We were supposed to do a show at 1:30, and at 10 minutes to 1 we overheard her snapping on the radio, 'I want the show to start now.' And he says, 'But I don't think we start just yet.' And she said, 'Well, tell them if they're not off the grounds by 2, they'll be thrown off.'"^[1]
• 2002: (March 31) Elmo is among the costumed characters.^[2]
• 2003: (April 21) Bear performs. Zoe is among the costumed characters on the South Lawn. ^[3]
• 2004: (April 21) Bear performs. Elmo is among the costumed characters. ^[4]
• 2005: (March 27) Sonia Manzano is one of the guest readers. ^[5]
• 2006: (April 16) Cookie Monster is among the costumed characters. ^[6]
• 2007: (April 9) Elmo, Rosita and Gordon perform. Abby Cadabby is among the costumed characters. ^[7]
• 2008: (March 24) Elmo, Zoe and Gordon perform. Abby Cadabby is among the costumed characters. ^[8]
• 2009: (April 13) Abby Cadabby, Elmo, and Sid the Science Kid walk-around are among the costumed characters.^[9][10] (The cast of The Electric Company performed.)^[11]

Gallery

2009: Elmo, Abby, Al Roker, Sid, and others.

Sources

1. ↑ "Big Bird says he met Nancy the Grouch", The Milwaukee Sentinel, November 23, 1994.
2. ↑ "White House Easter Egg Roll Information and History".
3. ↑ "Fact Sheet: White House 2003 Easter Egg Roll Frequently Asked Questions". Office of the Press Secretary. April 21, 2003.
4. ↑ "White House 2004 Easter Egg Roll : Frequently Asked Questions". Office of the First Lady. April 12, 2004.
5. ↑ "Update: White House to Hold Annual Easter Egg Roll". Office of the First Lady. March 22, 2005.
6. ↑ "White House Announces Easter Egg Roll Entertainment". Office of the First Lady. April 12, 2006.
7. ↑ "2007 White House Easter Egg Roll: Frequently Asked Questions". Office of the First Lady. April 9, 2007.
8. ↑ "2008 White House Easter Egg Roll: Frequently Asked Questions". Office of the First Lady. March 22, 2008.
9. ↑ HensonCompany Twitter Account - April 10, 2009
10. ↑ "NBC Today Show video"
11. ↑ "PBS Engage status update"