8 of the best Halloween costumes worn by presidents and first families

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 13:04

President Clinton and Hillary Clinton in costume with guests at a the First Lady's birthday party and Halloween celebration at the White House. The President and First Lady are dressed as President James Madison and Dolley Madison in 18th century style wigs and attire. — President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton as President James Madison and first lady Dolley Madison in 1993.
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Then-first lady Jackie Kennedy went trick-or-treating incognito in 1962.
Bill and Hillary Clinton dressed as James and Dolley Madison at a 1993 White House Halloween party.
George W. Bush's White House pets wore Halloween costumes in 2007.

Halloween celebrations at the White House date back to 1958, when first lady Mamie Eisenhower filled the historic residence with faux skeletons and jack-o'-lanterns.