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小孩們在白宮草地上滾著他們的復活節彩蛋 (攝於1936年)
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陸斯佛得‧比察‧海斯 (Rutherford
Bichard Hayes) 生於1822年10月4日
海斯是第一位在白宮草地上舉辦兒童「復活節滾蛋比賽」 (Easter
Egg Roll) 的總統。最初的舉辦場地是在美國國會大廈的草地上。因為1876年的比賽過於激烈，國會於是停止了這個傳統活動。在一些小孩子的要求下，海斯總統在1878年於白宮舉辦了這個活動。
白宮在1879年裝設了第一部電話機。然而，海斯總統並沒有經常使用電話，因為華盛頓當地並沒有太多人擁有電話。
海斯退休之後致力於監獄改革與為南方黑人小孩創造更多教育機會之上。他於1893年在俄亥俄州的佛瑞蒙 (Fremont) 家中去世。
Hayes was the first president to host the "Easter Egg Roll" for children on the White House lawn. The original site was on the grounds of the United States Capitol. Congress ended the tradition after a particularly active "Easter Egg Roll" in 1876. At the request of several children, President Hayes brought the event to the White House in 1878.
In 1879, the first telephone was installed in the White House. President Hayes did not use it very often, however, because there were not many other telephones in Washington.
Hayes spent his retirement working toward prison reform and creating educational opportunities for Southern black youth. He died in 1893 at his home in Fremont, Ohio.
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