The White House Easter Egg Roll

The White House Easter Egg Roll has been a White House tradition since President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the grounds in 1878.

Muppet and Sesame Street appearances

 * Unknown, Reagan-era: Caroll Spinney appears as Big Bird. Spinney recalled to a newspaper that Nancy Reagan stayed in the tea room, "barking orders... to this Air Force captain", making sure things were moving along. "We were supposed to do a show at 1:30, and at 10 minutes to 1 we overheard her snapping on the radio, 'I want the show to start now.' And he says, 'But I don't think we start just yet.' And she said, 'Well, tell them if they're not off the grounds by 2, they'll be thrown off.'"
 * 2002: (March 31) Elmo is among the costumed characters.
 * 2003: (April 21) Bear performs. Zoe is among the costumed characters on the South Lawn.
 * 2004: (April 21) Bear performs. Elmo is among the costumed characters.
 * 2005: (March 27) Sonia Manzano is one of the guest readers.
 * 2006: (April 16) Cookie Monster is among the costumed characters.
 * 2007: (April 9) Elmo, Rosita and Gordon perform. Abby Cadabby is among the costumed characters.
 * 2008: (March 24) Elmo, Zoe and Gordon perform. Abby Cadabby is among the costumed characters.
 * 2009: (April 13) Abby Cadabby, Elmo, and Sid the Science Kid walk-around are among the costumed characters. (The cast of The Electric Company performed.)
 * 2010: (April 5) Elmo and Maria (Sonia Manzano) read Stretch at the event; the 2009 book is by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin. Abby Cadabby, Rosita, and Gordon also appeared. Walkarounds of Elmo, Abby, and Henson's Sid and Buddy wandered.