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Panel 1:
Rutherford B. Hayes is speaking on the White House south lawn.
Hayes: "I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress."

Panel 2:
Hayes: "But I am content to abide the judgment—the sober second thought—of the people."

Panel 3:
Lucy Webb Hayes: "Rutherford, are you ready for the Easter Egg Roll?"
Hayes, now dressed as a giant Easter Bunny: "I am an officer fit for duty!"

White House Easter Egg Roll
Posted on April 9, 2023 by twopartyopera
Rutherford B. Hayes and Lucy Webb Hayes hosted the first public White House Easter Egg roll on the south lawn in 1878 after Congress passed a bill banning using Capitol Hill as a playground. For the people!