George Washington |
- He had two favorite horses, Nelson and Prescott.
- He also had numerous dogs.
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John Adams |
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Thomas Jefferson |
- Two grizzly bears given to him by Lewis and Clark. He kept them on the White House lawn for some time.
- A mocking bird named Dick.
- Two shepard dogs named Bergere and Grizzle.
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James Madison |
- He had a pet parrot who outlived both he and his wife.
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James Monroe |
- He enjoyed riding horses.
- He also had sheep dogs and a black spaniel.
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John Quincy Adams |
- He was given an alligator that lived in the White House for several months.
- His wife raised silkworms.
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Andrew Jackson |
- Pet parrot named Poll (It cursed at his funeral.)
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Martin Van Buren |
- He was given two tiger cubs while he was president.
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William Harrison |
- Harrison had a billy goat at the White House.
- A cow named Sukey
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John Tyler |
- Two Italian Wolfhounds
- A Greyhound dog named Le Beau
- A canary called Johnny Ty
- A horse named General
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James Polk |
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Zachary Taylor |
- An old horse named Whitey. The problem was that people would take a hair from his tail for a souvenir.
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Millard Fillmore |
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Franklin Pierce |
- Commodore Perry gave him two "sleeve dogs." They were small enough to sit on a saucer. He kept one and gave one to Jefferson Davis.
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James Buchanan |
- He had a large Newfoundlander named Lara.
- He was sent elephants which he gave to the zoo.
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Abraham Lincoln |
- His children had a pet turkey. Lincoln gave the turkey a pardon so it wasn't killed and eaten. His son had two goats named Nanny and Nanko
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Andrew Johnson |
- He had two Jersey cows at the White House.
- He also kept white mice.
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Ulysses S. Grant |
- He loved horses and horse racing. He had numerous horses during his life.
- While at the White House his children had ponies named Reb and Billy Button.
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Rutherford Hayes |
His wife loved pets. They these while in the White House:
- 3 birds
- 4 cats
- 5 dogs, including a Greyhound dog named, Grim, Elkhound named Weejie and a had Sheperds named Hector and Nellie.
- a goat
- a peacock
- The first Siamese cat in America.
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James Garfield |
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Chester Arthur |
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Grover Cleveland |
- A mocking bird
- Several canaries
- A small dog (1.5 pounds)
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Benjamin Harrison |
- A pet goat named Whiskers
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William McKinley |
- A parrot (It is said that it could whistle Yankee Doodle.)
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Theodore Roosevelt |
- A garden snake named Emily Spinach
- A black bear cub named Jonathan Edwards
- Dogs
- A badger named Josiah
- Ponies
- A Macaw
- A Hamster
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William Taft |
- Taft like milk so he had cows graze on the White House lawn.
- The cows were named Mooly Woolly and Pauline.
- Pauline was the last cow to graze on the White House lawn.
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Woodrow Wilson |
- A pet sheep that grazed on the White House lawn.
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Warren Harding |
- A dog named Laddie Boy
- A canary named Bob
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Calvin Coolidge |
- Bird Dog named Palo Alto
- A Bull Dog named King Cole
- Chows named Blackberry, Rough and Ruby
- Collies named Boston Beans, Rob Roy, Prudence, Prim and Bessie.
- Sheep Dogs named Calamity Jane and Eaglehurst Gillette.
- Terroer named Peter Pan.
- A racoon
- And one cat named Tiger
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Herbert Hoover |
- An Irish Wolfhound named Patrick.
- Fox Terriers named Sonnie and Big Ben.
- Eskimo dog named Yukon
- An Elkhound named Weejie
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Franklin D. Roosevelt |
- A black Scottie named Fala. Perhaps the best know of all of the White House pets.
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Harry S. Truman |
- A pet goat named called Dewey's Goat (Look up what it means to "Get your goat!")
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Dwight Eisenhower |
- Dogs named Heidi a Weimar and Spunky
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John Kennedy |
- Dogs - One named Pushinka was a gift from Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Leader.
- They had a horse called Macaroni.
- A cat
- A Rabbit
- Ponies
- Hamsters
- Birds
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Lyndon Johnson |
- Beagles named Him and Her. (He was criticized for picking them up by their ears.) The Johnson's had a large farm in Texas. So he had numerous horses, cows, etc.
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Richard Nixon |
- A Cocker Spaniel named Checkers
- A Irish Setter named King Timahoe
- A French Poodle named Vicky
- A Yorkshire terrier named Pasha
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Gerald Ford |
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Jimmy Carter |
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Ronald Reagan |
- A gold fish given to him by a young boy.
- A dog named Rex
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George H. Bush |
- A Springer Spaniel named Millie
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Bill Clinton |
- A cat named Sox. Sox was the first Presidential pet to have its own web site.
- A Labrador Retriever named Buddy
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George W. Bush |
- A Springer Spaniel named Spot. It is the son of Millie. (See George H. Bush.)
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Barrack Obama |
- A Portuguese Water dog named Bo.
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Donald J. Trump |
No Pets! He disliked dogs and he would not let his wife bring her dog when she moved in his house. |