Send a loved one a special occasion presidential greeting card
Certain milestones in life deserve special recognition, and the President of the United States agrees. The White House greeting office will send a congratulatory message to your loved one at your request. A greeting card from the President and First Lady is the ideal gift in certain significant instances. It is a small way of being touched by history.
The White House will send greetings to United States citizens on the following occasions, if the specified guidelines are followed:
A message from the President of the United States tucked into a baby book, along with the customary lock of hair and baby footprints is a nice memento. When the child grows up he will be pleased to see this acknowledgment from the president in office at the time of his birth. This is an ideal touch of trivia about what was going on in the world when he was born.
The greeting will be sent within one year and must be requested after the birth.
Older citizens often feel "out of the loop" in their later years. They may have been politically active in their younger days, and even if they were not, they will take great delight in a greeting from the White House on their special day. I began this yearly tradition for my mother on her 80th birthday and she has been pleasantly surprised each year to be remembered and appreciated. She has no idea who makes the request, and she feels very important receiving birthday wishes from the President and First Lady.
The request must be made six weeks in advance of the date for anyone 80 years or greater. The greeting will be mailed 14 days in advance of the occasion.
Another opportunity for a special memento to include in a wedding scrapbook along with other cards of congratulations and good wishes. A bride and groom will be pleased to receive acknowledgment from the leader of the nation and his wife on their special day. Putting political affiliations aside, this is a thoughtful present and the recipients are sure to count it among their treasured souvenirs of a memorable event.
The request must be made after the wedding takes place.
How special for a fiftieth anniversary to find congratulations from the President and First Lady among the cards and well wishes. It is quite a milestone to be celebrating so many years of married life. It is fitting to have a historical memento of the auspicious occasion in the form of a White House greeting.
There are three ways to obtain a free White House greeting for the special persons in your life:
E-mail:White House greetings
Fax: 202-395-1232
Mail: The White HouseAttn: Greetings OfficeWashington, D.C. 20502-0039
The next time you are looking for a unique way to honor someone and memorialize a milestone occasion in their life, remember to send for a White House greeting, which they can keep with other remembrances of their special day. In the future, when they are sifting through memorabilia of special events, they will come across their greeting from the White House and think of you and your thoughtfulness once again.
