Photo SpecialInside the Obamas' Easter Egg Roll
The President and First Family welcome kids to the South Lawn of the White House for a day of play
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LET'S ROLL
The President offered his encouragement to the littlest participants of the annual event, which was first hosted by President Hayes in 1878. According to The New York Times, Obama called the egg roll "one of the greatest White House traditions."
