December 10, 2002
"When you care enough to send the very best..."
Presidential Holiday Card
The White House once again selected Hallmark to produce the official 2002 presidential holiday cards, which will be mailed to friends, family and supporters of President and Mrs. George Bush, as well as foreign dignitaries.
The 2002 presidential holiday card features a painting by artist Zhen-Huan Lu.
The inside of the card is highlighted by an embossed gold-foil presidential seal.
The card image captures a view of a 1938 Steinway piano in the Grand Foyer on the State Floor of the White House.
[...]
Mrs. Bush selected a Psalm to be incorporated on the card with a brief message of peace.
The message inside the card reads:
"For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm: 100:5.
May love and peace fill your heart and home during this holiday season and throughout the new year. 2002"
[...]
Hallmark began making Christmas cards for presidents in 1953, when Dwight D. Eisenhower started what has become a White House tradition. Until the Clinton administration, Hallmark has created at least one card for each administration, including Republicans and Democrats. The 2002 card is the 35th official card created by Hallmark for the White House. In 1982, Hallmark donated its Presidential Christmas Card Collection to the National Museum of American History, a part of the Smithsonian Institution. The Hallmark Visitors Center adjacent to the Kansas City headquarters of Hallmark Cards, Inc., also displays the Presidential Christmas Card Collection.
"Until the Clinton Administration...."
That really says it all about them, doesn't it?
Hallmark is a great American company...
and it's now an international company, beloved all over the world for its beautiful cards!
(As I kid, I also loved the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" specials that were on TV, too!)
Here's to the folks in Kansas City for running such a fine service!
And I can also use this opportunity to tell you why there's been less free ice cream cones the last few days: most of the reason is that I've been busy sending my Christmas cards.
Sorry, but 'tis the Season!
