The White House



The White House is the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

Appearances

 * Multiple appearances at The White House Easter Egg Roll over the years.


 * December 20, 1970: Big Bird, Mr. Hooper, Bob, Gordon and Susan joined First Lady Pat Nixon to perform in that year's children’s Christmas show.


 * December 14, 1976: Betty Ford hosts Big Bird, Loretta Long, Will Lee, Sonia Manzano, and Northern Calloway for the annual White House Christmas party.


 * December 21, 1978: Big Bird and Kermit the Frog (with Jim Henson) appeared in the East Room for the White House children’s party, where they performed with Sesame Street composer Joe Raposo at piano and the United States Marine Band.


 * April 1, 1994:, Rizzo appears outside the White House as part of an appearance on Larry King Live.


 * June 26, 1995: Big Bird and Alice Snuffleupagus appeared in an event in the White House sculpture garden alongside first lady Hillary Clinton as the White House stepped up its effort to save federal funding for public television.


 * September 29, 1995: President Bill Clinton awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Joan Ganz Cooney in a Whitehouse ceremony.


 * April 3, 2002: President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush hosted several PBS stars - including Elmo, Mr. Rogers and the Vowelles - for a "Ready to Learn" event at the East Room of the White House.


 * November 14, 2003: Joan Ganz Cooney was honored by the National Endowment for Humanities with a National Humanities Medal. The award was presented to Cooney by President George W.Bush in an Oval Office Ceremony.


 * December 6, 2004: Elmo, Rosita, and characters from Between the Lions appeared alongside President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush at a children's Christmas reception in the East Room of the White House. The children's television characters sang Christmas songs during the event. A Cookie Monster walk-around also appeared.


 * September 30, 2006: Elmo appeared at the National Book Festival event at the White House hosted by Laura Bush. Kevin Clash also spoke about his book My Life as a Furry Red Monster at the event.


 * December 16, 2010: Elmo appeared at the White House and visited the kitchen with Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass on the day that President Obama signed the Hunger-Free Kids Act.


 * December 1, 2011: Kermit the Frog joins Michelle Obama at The National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and sings "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" with Santa Claus.


 * February 7, 2012: Grover visited the White House to help chef Sam Kass and the children of White House chefs learn about the ways kids can help their parents prepare a tasty and healthy meal.


 * April 2012: Elmo and Rosita also appeared with Michelle Obama.


 * 2013: Big Bird and Michelle Obama taped two public service messages for the initiative Let's Move! at the White House. One takes place in the White House kitchen and the other in the East Room.


 * June 12, 2013: Murray Monster and Alex appeared during at the "White House Children of Incarcerated Parents Champions of Change" event, promoting Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration.


 * October 30, 2013: Elmo and Rosita appeared with Michelle Obama at a press conference in the State Dining Room announcing their involvement in the Let's Move! campaign.


 * December 6, 2013: Abby Cadabby appeared at the National Christmas Tree Lighting, joining Michelle Obama in reading "The Night Before Christmas."


 * March 12, 2014: Kermit the Frog joined Michelle Obama and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, to introduce a screening of Muppets Most Wanted presented by the Joining Forces Initiative for a group of military children and their families.