🐰 Happy White House Easter Egg Roll Day! 🐰 First Lady Pat Nixon established the White House Easter Bunny tradition in 1969. That year, one of Mrs. Nixon’s staffers jumped into a bunny suit and greeted guests on the driveway of the South Lawn. Check out the White House Easter Bunnies through the years in today’s gallery. Also, don’t forget to hop on over to our stories for live coverage of the 2025 Egg Roll.