President
Term
Presidents Pets

Harry S. Truman

Best books about Harry S. Truman

1945-1953

Feller, the unwanted dog

Mike,Margaret Truman's Irish Setter

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Best books about Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1933-1945

Major, German Shepherd, Meggie, Scotch Terrier, Winks, Llewellyn Setter, Tiny, English Sheepdog, President, Great Dane, and his faithful and loyal famous companion, Fala, the Scottish Terrier. There was also Blaze, Elliot Roosevelt's Mastiff

Herbert Hoover

Best books about Herbert Hoover

1929-1933

King Tut, police dog, Big Ben and Sonnie, Fox Terriers.Glen, Scotch Collie, Yukon, Eskimo dog, Patrick, Wolfhound, Eaglehurst Gillette, Setter Weejie, an Elkhound, and Pat, police dog.

Calvin Coolidge

Best books about Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929

Calvin and Grace Coolidge literally had a zoo at the White House. Most famous and beloved was the white collie, purchased from Thomas and Olive shover who owned "Shomont White Collies". They also entertained and cared for: Peter Pan, a Terrier, Paul Pry, an Airedale, that was originally named Laddie Buck. and Rob Roy, a white Collie, originally named Oshkosh. Also popular was Calamity Jane, a Shetland Sheepdog. Tiny Tim, a Chow, Blackberry, also a Chow, and Ruby Rough, a brown Collie. They also had Boston Beans, a bulldog, King Kole, a police dog, Bessie, a yellow collie, Palo Alto, a bird dog, and Nip and Tuck, canaries. Snowflake, was also a white canary and Old Bill was a thrush. Enoch, was a goose and they had a Mockingbird belonging to Mrs. Grace Coolidge. Finally there was Tiger, an alley cat, Blacky, another cat and Rebecca and Horace, raccoons. We must not forget Ebenezer, the donkey and Smokey, a bobcat. Given to them by dignitaries from other countries there was also: lion cubs, wallaby,a pigmy hippo, and a bear

Warren Harding

Best books about Warren Harding

1921-1923

Laddie Boy, an Airedale was a famous pet of Warren Harding and he also had Old Boy, an English Bulldog and there were Canaries belonging to Mrs. Florence Harding.

Woodrow Wilson

Best books about Woodrow Wilson

1913-1921

Old Ike, the tobacco-chewing ram and Sheep that grazed on the White House lawn during Wilson's administration.

William Taft

Best books about William Taft

1909-1913

Pauline Wayne, last cow at the White House

Theodore Roosevelt

Best books about Theodore Roosevelt

1901-1909

Bleistein, Roosevelt's favorite horse: Renown, Roswell, Rusty, Jocko, Root, Grey, Dawn, Wyoming, and Yangenka, were all horses. General and Judge, were carriage horses, Algonquian, was Archie Roosevelt's calico pony and Pete, a bull terrier was a favorite pet. There was also Sailor Boy, a Chesapeake Retriever, Jack, Kermit Roosevelt's terrier, Skip, a mongrel, Manchu, Alice Roosevelt's spaniel, Emily Spinach, Alice Roosevelt's snake; snakes belonging to Quentin Roosevelt, Eli Yale a Macaw also belonging to Quentin Roosevelt, Tom Quartz, cat, Slippers, cat, Josiah, badger, Dewey Senior, Dewey Junior, Bob Evans, Bishop Doan, and Father O'Grady, all guinea pigs

Also: lion, hyena, wildcat, coyote, five bears, two parrots, zebra, barn owl, snakes, lizards, rats, roosters, raccoon

William McKinley

Best books about William McKinley

1897-1901

Mexican double-yellow-headed parrot

Benjamin Harrison

Best books about Benjamin Harrison

1889-1893

Dogs and Old Whiskers, the billy goat belonging to grandchildren



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