How to Get a Letter from the President on the Birth of a Child
The birth of a baby is a joyful event that every proud parent wants to remember. To make it extra special, parents may want a special greeting from the President of the United States of America. Years from now this greeting will be priceless way to remember the specialness of that day.
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Send a birth announcement with your request for a letter from the President Locate your Congressional representative's office online for Presidential Greetings information. Email or call the person who handles the request for more information on how to submit the request, or fill in the online form if it is available on the representative's website.
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Your Congressional Representative can help you Submit the request by mail or email to your Congressional representative's office. Many representatives also have links from their official websites that you can fill out to make the request for a Presidential Greeting. They may request that you send an original birth announcement, or a photocopy, to the to your Congressional representative if you have one. If you do not have a birth announcement, type the baby's name, address, and birthdate on plain white paper.
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Mail your letter early It is also acceptable to fax your request to the White House to 1-202-456-2461. Include your baby's full name, date of birth, and home address in your fax.
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Watch for the letter carrier Watch the mail carefully for the letter to arrive. The envelope will not have the baby's name on the outside but the letters will be written in calligraphy.
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Frame the greeting for everyone to see! Frame the greeting for the first year. After the first year place the greeting in a memory book for the future. Handle with care.
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Tips & Warnings
The White House Greetings office is very busy so get your request in as soon as possible after the baby's birth.
You must be a U.S. citizen to receive a letter from the President on the birth of your child.
Find your Congressional Representative's website by typing your zip code into the "Find Your Representative" box on the home page of the U.S. House of Representatives (see Resources).
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