The reason for the absence of a White House Christmas tree during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency is unknown. Sources have various theories for why a Christmas tree was not displayed.

Roosevelt, of course, had multiple little ones living with him at the White House, which is perhaps why the family’s tree-less Christmas was remarked upon in contemporary newspaper reports.

Theodore Roosevelt loved Christmas, but the Roosevelt family never had a Christmas tree. If you believe the stories, it's because TR, an avid conservationist, had banned them—and that ban is ...

In the 1890s, several years before he became president, Roosevelt planted a copper beech tree at the entrance to Sagamore Hill, as the family estate is known. The tree grew tall and stood watch ...

It might seem normal for three generations of women in a family to collect Christmas tree ornaments, but the Kerber family is an exception. It has three generations of men -- grandfather, son and ...

Here's a great story about Christmas. President Theodore Roosevelt, an avowed environmentalist, banned Christmas trees from the White House during his presidency. The president was against real ...

A giant copper beech tree planted in the 1890s by President Theodore Roosevelt was chopped down at the family estate in Sagamore Hill on June 25, 2019. (Credit: CBS2) A giant copper beech tree is ...

Theodore Roosevelt Sr., age 30, 1862; and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, age 22, 1856. Courtesy of the Explorer's Club Research Collections Roosevelt in a canoe during the River of Doubt expedition, in ...

The giant copper beech tree that Theodore Roosevelt planted at Sagamore Hill, his Long Island home, has been removed from the National Park System property.