{"id":139432,"date":"2022-04-18T13:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T20:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=139432"},"modified":"2022-04-18T13:38:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T20:38:34","slug":"president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-2022-white-house-easter-egg-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=139432","title":{"rendered":"President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Good morning, and welcome to the Easter Egg Roll!  (Applause.)  The President and I are so excited that you are here.  As your First Lady and as a teacher, I\u2019ve seen again and again that learning doesn\u2019t only happen in a classroom.  There are so many fun opportunities to learn around us every day.  And that\u2019s especially true here at the White House. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G6k8aw4v_pM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For generations, Presidents and First Ladies and kids, just like you, celebrated the Easter Egg Roll together \u2014 racing and making crafts, reading books, and, of course, meeting the Easter Bunny.  (Applause.) <\/p>\n<p>Education never stops.  The determined spirit of education is what we wanted to honor in this Easter Egg Roll.  So, we turned the South Lawn into a school community.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we hope you learn that re- \u2014 we help you learn by going to the reading nook, roll some eggs, and, most of all, have fun.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to your house, the People\u2019s House.  Happy Easter!<\/p>\n<p>Now, please welcome my husband, our President, Joe Biden.  (Applause.) <\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  My job is to keep it from raining \u2014 (laughter) \u2014 for another two minutes. <\/p>\n<p>Jill and I are excited to have you at the White House.  The \u2014 we weren\u2019t able to host this Easter Egg Roll last year because of the pandemic.  But this year \u2014 this year, we\u2019re finally getting together again, and it\u2019s so special.  It means \u2014 it means so much to see and hear the children and all the families show up to be here today.<\/p>\n<p>The joy, the laughter, and the occasional \u2014 at least with my young grandson, who\u2019s only two \u2014 the occasional, \u201cThere\u2019s the Easter Bunny.\u201d  (Laughs.)  A little startled sometimes. <\/p>\n<p>But the joy and the laughter is something that has been a wonderful tradition here at the White House for a long, long time.<\/p>\n<p>I especially want to thank the White House Associat- \u2014 Historical Association, the National Park Service, and America\u2019s Egg Board for all their hard work to make this day possible.  Let\u2019s give them a round of applause.  (Applause.) <\/p>\n<p>To all of you, have fun today and welcome to the White House.  Welcome to your house.  Welcome to the South Lawn.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you and happy, happy Easter.  (Applause.)  All right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Good morning, and welcome to the Easter Egg Roll! (Applause.) The President and I are so excited that you are here. As your First Lady and as a teacher, I\u2019ve seen again and again that learning doesn\u2019t only happen in a classroom. There are so many fun opportunities to learn around us every day. 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