Politics Nearly 30,000 expected at annual White House Easter Egg Roll

President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife started the tradition of the Easter Egg Roll, in which young children race to a finish line while pushing eggs with a spoon, on the White House lawn in 1878. We take a look at this tradition through the years.

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The White House is gearing up for one of its most high-profile events this Monday — the annual Easter Egg Roll . Despite rumblings that the tradition wouldn’t The American Egg Board, a marketing organization that represents egg farmers and promotes egg consumption, has donated 30 , 000 eggs

Eggs were rolling -- nearly 18, 000 of them -- Monday at the White House .

Pictured: Children jumping rope on the White House lawn during the annual Easter Egg Roll in 1898.

A group of happy youngsters at the Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn, 1922.

Representative Vincent M. Brennan of Michigan and his family enjoy the annual Easter Egg Roll.

A boy and a girl sharing a drink at the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House, 1922.

The prize basket at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House, 1923.

Easter egg rolling at the White House, view from the south portico looking toward the Washington Monument, 1923.

Grace Coolidge receiving children for the Easter Egg Roll, 1925. 

Grace Coolidge exhibits her pet raccoon to crowds of children gathered for the Easter Egg Roll, 1927.

President Hoover greets Washington youngsters as they roll Easter eggs on White House lawn, 1932.

Eleanor Roosevelt with her granddaughter Sistie at the Easter Egg Roll in 1933.

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An estimated 21, 000 guests were expected to attend. Joshua Roberts/Reuters. — -- Today’s annual White House Easter Egg Roll brought a day of celebration for a busy first family. The White House Historical Association said that 40, 000 of the eggs were ordered this year, with 18, 000 set to be given

The 2020 Official White House Easter Eggs feature the White House North Portico on the front and the imprint of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's signatures on the back.

Children and parents on the lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll.

Sisters Hazel, 3; Darlene, 10; and Bunny Johansen, 6; of Washington, D.C. at the Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn. President Eisenhower welcomed youngsters and their parents at the event.

These kids were among the thousands of children on the White House lawn at the annual Easter Monday Egg Roll, 1956.

Youngsters roll their eggs on the White House lawn at the annual Easter Egg Roll, 1961.

Several hundred children and their parents braved a spring drizzle to take part in the traditional Easter Egg Roll on a muddy White House lawn, 1965

President Jimmy Carter with grandson Jason, 2, on his shoulders, daughter Amy and Rosalyn Carter at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.

First Lady Nancy Reagan hugs a participant of the Egg Roll as President Ronald Reagan signs Easter eggs during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.

Vice President and Mrs. Bush get hug from Easter Bunnies during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. 

The Kardashian-Jenners Go All Out for Easter with Farm Animals and a Lawn Full of Colored Eggs

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President Bill Clinton handles the starting whistle and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton handles cheer leading duties during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn.

Arryan Smith, 4, starts the Easter egg roll on the South Lawn of the White House, 1996.

Jessica (L) and Leah Longfellow roll eggs during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.

Children pet the bunny rabbit named "Bugs" while participating in the White House 2003 Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.

President Barack Obama helps a little boy roll his egg to the finish line during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, on April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. In the background, at left are Malia Obama and Sasha Obama.

President Donald Trump, center, and first lady Melania Trump, third from right, watch an Easter Egg Roll race on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on April 17, 2017, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.