Dignitary kindlers National Menorah

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president jimmy carter (right) @ first hanukkah menorah lighting in 1979.


every year since then, member of president s administration has participated , made formal remarks during lighting ceremony. participated in national menorah event include:



1979: jimmy carter, president of united states.
1994: joe lieberman
1996: stuart eizenstat , joe lieberman
1997: stuart eizenstat
1998: jack lew
2000: stuart eizenstat
2006: susan schwab
2007: michael mukasey
2008: joshua b. bolten, white house chief of staff
2009: rahm emanuel, white house chief of staff
2012: jeffrey zients, acting director of white house office of management , budget
2013: michael froman, u.s. trade representative
2014: joe biden, u.s. vice president




^ archives: hanukkah @ white house . 5 december 2013. 
^ national hanukkah menorah lighting, nov 28 1994 - video - c-span.org . c-span.org. 
^ national hanukkah menorah lighting, dec 6 1996 - video - c-span.org . c-span.org. 
^ national menorah lighting, dec 23 1997 - video - c-span.org . c-span.org. 
^ clip: national menorah lighting ceremony . c-span.org. 
^ national menorah lighting, dec 21 2000 - video - c-span.org . c-span.org. 
^ national hanukkah menorah lighting, dec 17 2006 - video - c-span.org . c-span.org. 
^ national hanukkah menorah lighting, dec 4 2007 - video - c-span.org . c-span.org. 
^ post, ap/ huffington (18 march 2010). rahm emanuel lights national menorah @ white house (photos) – via huff post. 
^ biden @ hanukkah candle lighting: jewish heritage american heritage . 






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