{"id":158624,"date":"2023-04-10T11:27:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=158624"},"modified":"2023-04-10T11:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:27:27","slug":"president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-2023-white-house-easter-egg-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=158624","title":{"rendered":"President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the 2023 White House Easter Egg Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Welcome to the Easter Egg Roll.  As your First Lady and as a teacher, I\u2019ve seen again and again: Learning doesn\u2019t only happen in the classroom.  There are so many fun opportunities to learn around us every day.  And that\u2019s what we \u2014 why we wanted to celebrate our Easter Egg Roll. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tNBat9b79o\" title=\"President Biden and The First Lady Host the 2023 White House Easter Egg Roll\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So we turned the South Lawn into a school community.  What brings it to life is all of you \u2014 your laughter, your joy, the art you create, and the memories you take home with you.  That is what makes this event so special.<\/p>\n<p>So today, we hope you learn, explore, and grow by listening to a story in the Reading Nook, rolling some eggs, playing with circuit boards, or building robots \u2014 and, most of all, having fun.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to your house, the White House.  Happy Easter.  (Applause.)<\/p>\n<p>Now please welcome my husband, our President, Joe Biden.  (Applause.)<\/p>\n<p>THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everyone.  I\u2019m Joe Biden, Jill\u2019s husband.  (Laughter.)  And welcome to the White House, your house.  And a special thanks to the Egg Board and the American Egg Farmers, the White House Historical Association, the National Park Service, and all the talented performers for making this day possible.<\/p>\n<p>And thanks to all the children and families for being part of such a special White House tradition.  It\u2019s been going on for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend.  Easter is a season of joy \u2014 a time of rebirth, renewal, faith, hope, and love.  A time to remember that in the beauty of spring, the seeds of new opportunity are planted.<\/p>\n<p>And this spring, our future fills \u2014 is filled with unlimited possibilities that multiple and grow because of all the good people here and throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ladies and gentlemen, what I see, looking across the South Lawn, is a country made up of possibilities.  Anything is possible in America if we remember who we are and we do it together.<\/p>\n<p>So, have a wonderful, wonderful time here at the People\u2019s House.  God bless you all, and may God protect our troops. <\/p>\n<p>Happy Easter.  (Applause.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Welcome to the Easter Egg Roll. As your First Lady and as a teacher, I\u2019ve seen again and again: Learning doesn\u2019t only happen in the classroom. There are so many fun opportunities to learn around us every day. 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