Barnabas Collins At The White House

Above, Barnabas Collins about to put the bite on Tricia Nixon.

Back in 1969, a little over 48 years ago, a UNICEF Halloween party was held at the White House during the Nixon Administration. The party's hostess was Tricia Nixon, the eldest daughter of President and Mrs. Richard Nixon.

The party was held for Washington's underprivileged children and there was one big guest of honor: Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) of ABC-TV's soap, Dark Shadows.

This event is not all that surprising as President Nixon had said that Halloween was one of his favorite, if not the favorite, holidays.

Here's a few more rare photographs of that event (most likely White House photos by Ollie Atkins):