- The Rose Garden is redesigned by Mrs. Paul Mellon to include more space to receive public groups.
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 Jacqueline Kennedy's garden
The White House Collection
White House Historical Association
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- President Lyndon Johnson, through an Executive Order, establishes the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.
- Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act in the East Room.
- Lady Bird Johnson has the East Garden completed in honor of Jacqueline Kennedy.
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- President Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird Johnson marries Charles Robb in the White House.
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Lynda Bird Johnson marries Charles Robb in the White House
National Archives
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- Lady Bird Johnson adds the Children's Garden on the South Lawn.
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- Richard M. Nixon orders a permanent, living Christmas tree planted on the Ellipse.
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- Richard Nixon becomes the first president to resign his office.
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Nixon's resignation
Nixon Presidential Materials Archive
Nixon's farewell on the White House grounds
Nixon Presidential Materials Archive
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