Day after day….nothing. Nada. Zilch.
I couldn’t find anything.
Then suddenly what to my bleary eyes should appear…..but one tiny mention in the official White House Christmas Program seen here.
I hurriedly read the program cover to cover and discovered the following:
Nestled in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden beneath the branches of an Osage orange tree is Sylvia Shaw Judson’s bronze statue Gardener---the scene depicted on the 2007 White House Christmas Card, painted by David Drummond. Mr. Drummond is a watercolorist whose landscapes represent the beauty seen at out national parks. Look for Mr. Drummond’s original watercolor painting of the 2007 Christmas card in the East Foyer, along with an original painting by wildlife artist Michael Glenn Monroe, whose illustrations decorate this holiday booklet.
So, I knew who the artist was, I knew what the scene would be, but no image.
I was amazed. Wasn’t there an official showing of the card? Didn’t some White House photographer snap it as they took other official photos? Apparently not.
As in year’s past wasn’t there an outcry regarding was was on it or not included on it? Nope, at least not yet.
Perhaps the Bush family was as behind in their holiday preparations as I am and were going to be late sending the annual White House greeting…..
Last night my daily Google search since Thanksgiving paid off. Finally…..I saw this:

Here’s the inside that contains a verse from Nehemiah (9:6)

2 comments:
You're welcome. Glad to be of service.
And I learned a few things from your site as well, so it turned out to be a win-win for both of us.
We actually got that Christmas card sent to us .We have never before or not since gotten one. Thanks for your reminding me how special it was to receive it. I wonder how we can get it again this year. I am going try and research it.
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