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Making at the White House: Creating Bo-Bot and Sunny-Bot

Posted by Stephanie Santoso on December 12, 2014 at 5:40 PM EST

For the past several years, Bo and Sunny, the First Family’s dogs, have been creatively included in the White House holiday décor. This year, as part of the Maker movement members of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Presidential Innovation Fellows featured Bo and Sunny as life-size, animated “dog-bots.”

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Take the Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Holidays at the White House?

Posted by Zach Sorenson on December 11, 2014 at 6:53 PM EST

Take our quiz to find out how much you know about the holiday season at the White House.

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"I'm the Big Elf": President Obama Helps the First Lady Deliver Toys for Tots

Posted by Tanya Somanader on December 10, 2014 at 4:45 PM EST

President Obama joins First Lady Michelle Obama in delivering toys to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign.

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President Obama Takes Over the Colbert Report

Posted by Tanya Somanader on December 9, 2014 at 12:03 PM EST

As the Colbert Report winds down to its final episode, Stephen Colbert traveled south to George Washington University last night to sit down with President Obama -- or, as Stephen prefers, the man who once sat down with Bill O'Reilly.

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This Day in History: One Small Step for a President, One Huge Leap for Digital Communications at the White House

Posted by Kajal Singh on December 6, 2014 at 9:00 AM EST

On December 6, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge took one small step for a President and one huge leap for digital communications at the White House. On this day in history, President Coolidge became the first president to address the American people on broadcast radio.

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Weekly Wrap Up: Building Trust Between Communities and Law Enforcement

Posted by Kajal Singh on December 5, 2014 at 5:16 PM EST

It’s been a busy week here at the White House. In case you've missed some of our top stories this week, here’s a recap.

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Decking the National Christmas Tree with Codes of Jolly

Posted by Kajal Singh on December 4, 2014 at 7:08 PM EST

The 2014 National Christmas Tree Lighting takes place on the Ellipse at the President’s Park, one of America’s 401 national parks.

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Announcing the Winners of the First-Ever White House 3D Printed Ornament Challenge

Posted by Stephanie Santoso and Ryan Xue on December 3, 2014 at 2:03 PM EST

The White House announces the 3D Printed Ornament Challenge in partnership with the Smithsonian. Twenty innovative designs were chosen as finalists and 5 of these designs were selected for display in the White House.

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New Video Provides a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the First 3D-Printed Presidential Portraits

Posted by Stephanie Santoso on December 2, 2014 at 1:25 PM EST

The White House releases a new behind-the-scenes video showing how the very first 3D-printed bust of a President was made.

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The 2014 Christmas Tree Arrives at the White House

Posted by Tanya Somanader on November 28, 2014 at 11:47 AM EST

First Lady Michelle Obama, Sasha, and Malia greeted this year's official Christmas tree and the Botek family who grew the tree on the Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Leighton, PA.

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