Official 2024 White House Christmas Ornament

Made from solid brass, finished in 24-karat gold, and screen printed with exquisite color, the Official 2024 White House Christmas Ornament honors Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States. The 2024 design is a thoughtful presentation of historic moments from his life and presidency, which we hope you enjoy learning more about. The ornament’s anchor shape, an iconic symbol of hope, also represents Carter’s service in the United States Navy. The North Portico of the White House is shown adorned with poinsettias that harken back to the vibrant and festive White House Christmases he shared with his family.

Both the front and reverse side of the ornament feature peace doves, symbolic of President Carter’s work for peace in the Middle East, and perhaps most significantly, the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty signed on the North Lawn of the White House on March 26, 1979. On the reverse side of the ornament is the Seawolf-class USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23). Commissioned in 2005, it is the only submarine to be named for a living president. The globe at the center refers to Carter’s lifelong work on environmental conservation. At the base of the anchor is a garland of peanut flowers, a reminder of Carter’s years as a farmer and businessman in Plains, Georgia. This ornament ships with a ribbon for hanging in a keepsake box with an illustrated booklet on the Carter presidency. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/2024

The White House Historical Association, a private, nonpartisan organization, first undertook the Official White House Christmas Ornament program in 1981 and is proud to release the forty-fourth ornament this year. Each ornament honors a single president or White House anniversary in a series that progresses chronologically, and each is a piece of the American story, a uniquely tangible way to learn about the people and events that have shaped history at the Executive Mansion. Collecting and giving these ornaments have become holiday traditions for families around the world. Each ornament funds the work of our historians, researchers, and educators to open the doors to the rich history of the “people’s house” for millions of Americans.