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White House Gift Shop

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White House Gift Shop
FounderHarry S. Truman Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersLititz, Pennsylvania, U.S.

White House Gift Shop is a gift shop that was founded on September 9, 1946, during the Truman administration.[1] Originally named the White House Flower Fund, the gift shop is now privately owned[2] and has no connection with the White House[3] and is unaffiliated with the U.S. federal government.[4] The headquarters have been located at Lititz, Pennsylvania since 2012.[3]

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  1. ^ "History of the Only Original & Official White House Gift Shop Established in 1946 by Permanent Presidential Order and Serving America for 70 Years! Anthony Giannini, Executive Director & CEO". www.whitehousegiftshop.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ Nesvig, Kara (October 5, 2020). "Of Course, The White House Gift Shop Is Selling Donald Trump COVID-19 Merch". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Umble, Chad. "From 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to Warwick Center: How the White House Gift Shop wound up in Lititz". LancasterOnline. Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. ^ "Gift shop selling COVID-19 coins is not from the White House". Politifact. May 1, 2020. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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