In a rare tribute to a living president, the White House Historical Association put on sale on Wednesday its annual Christmas ornament, this year designed as a tribute to former President Jimmy Carter.
The colorful ornament shaped like a Navy anchor commemorates the 99-year-old president who has been in hospice care in his Plains, Georgia, home since last February.
Typically, the association’s ornament features the Christmas traditions of long-dead presidents.
The White House Historical Association has released its 2024 Christmas ornament, which is a tribute to former President Jimmy Carter. (Image courtesy WHHA)
But this year, the association, which helps fund historical renovations to the White House, devoted its ornament to Carter, the peanut farmer, Navy submariner, and former Georgia governor who served one term before losing to former President Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Among the motifs the association
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