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Obama made waves as the first sitting president to host a Passover Seder. Next, it’s on to the South Lawn egg roll. HOP THROUGH OUR GALLERY of presidential Easters.

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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters, Sasha and Malia, attend Easter Sunday service at Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., April 4, 2010.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
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President Obama, first lady Michelle, their daughters Malia and Sasha, and his mother-in-law Marian Robinson, take part in last year’s annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House.

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Obama checks to see if everyone is ready at the start of the Easter Egg Roll.

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The White House hosts a traditional Seder dinner to celebrate Passover on April 9, 2009, thought to be a first for a sitting U.S. president.

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Move over, Easter Bunny. Kate Perkins of Arlington, Virginia, has dressed for the role of "B.B. Rabbit" during the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll every year since 1993.

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At his last Easter in the White House, President George W. Bush got close—and rather wistful—with the official bunny.

Gerald Herbert / AP Photo
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Bill Clinton joins the Easter Bunny on stage in 1996.

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First Lady Hillary Clinton shares a moment with the Easter Bunny while President Bill Clinton stands by during the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House in April 1995.

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A vice-presidential George H.W. Bush poses, in 1988, with wife Barbara, granddaughters Jenna and Barbara (age 6) and grandson Pierce (age 2, in back). But where's W.?

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In her Sunday best, Nancy Reagan embraces the Easter Bunny.

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President Jimmy Carter with grandson Jason, 2, daughter Amy, and wife Rosalynn Carter arrive on the South Lawn in 1977.

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Tricia Nixon walks the White House grounds with a pair of costumed staffers in 1970.

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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, John Jr., and Caroline pose after a private Easter service on April 14, 1963.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt and wife Eleanor preside over the 1939 Egg Roll from the White House's South Portico.