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determined to hold a Christmas reception for Congress.
Twenty cords of wood were burned in 13 fireplaces in a futile effort to dry out the damp walls, and the shivering guests stayed only briefly. The party, Mrs. Adams wrote, "was a frost."
Jefferson Fiddled
Five years later, the walls were dry, and a White House Christmas party was 60 gay that Thomas Jefferson was moved to play lively tunes on his violin. Dolley Madison, who had served as hostess for Jefferson,
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