Barack and Michelle Obama are celebrating their first Christmas in the White House; this week they sat down with Oprah Winfrey and talked about the holidays. Oprah asked, among other things, about their favorite childhood gifts. The President's answer just might surprise you.
While the First Lady recalled a special doll house, and the President initially thought of a bike as being his first "big kid" gift, it was a basketball he received from his father that really had a lasting impression on him. When you look back on gifts you received as a child, do you have fond memories of cool gifts like video games or popular toys, or are you partial to a certain sentimental present?
Christmas is always a special time in the White House, with each First Lady putting her own special touch on the holiday decor. Click through to see how Michelle Obama decorated the country's most famous home.
The theme for the 2009 White House holiday decorations is "Reflect, Rejoice and Renew." It took 92 volunteers from 24 states over 3,400 hours to decorate the entire house.
Christmas is always a special time in the White House, with each First Lady putting her own special touch on the holiday decor. Click through to see how Michelle Obama decorated the country's most famous home.
The theme for the 2009 White House holiday decorations is "Reflect, Rejoice and Renew." It took 92 volunteers from 24 states over 3,400 hours to decorate the entire house.
The official White House Christmas Tree, a Douglas Fir that stands 18 1/2 feet high and nearly 13 feet wide, is seen in the Blue Room of the White House.