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Pets and Politics
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Pets and Politics As our American friends are busy with the mid-term elections, I thought this information about some of the more unusual pets that have lived at the White House, would bring some smiles and laughs. Hope you enjoy! Pete the Squirrel President Warren G. Harding and his wife, Florence, had several canaries and two dogs (Laddie Boy and Old Boy), but their most interesting pet was Pete the Squirrel. Pete lived on the White House grounds and would eat right out of people’s hands. Even Navy Secretary Edwin Denby made friends with Pete on the White House lawn. Ducks President John F. Kennedy’s , Caroline, kept pet ducks that would waddle across the White House lawn. The Kennedy also owned a pony called Macaroni. Parrots Some could accuse presidents of being parrots of their party, but George Washington and James Madison had actual parrots in their families. Their wives each had one. Andrew Jackson also had a parrot, which learned how to swear. Someone brought the parrot to Old Hickory’s funeral, but it became unruly because of its persistent swearing. Alligators John Quincy Adams received an alligator from Marquis de Lafayette. The gator apparently lived in a bathroom, and Adams sometimes used it to scare guests. Herbert Hoover’s , Allan, later owned a pair of gators at the White House. Guinea Pigs, Badger, Lion, Hyena, Zebra, and Bears—oh my! Teddy Roosevelt, the man who once got shot during a speech and finished it, had a veritable zoo on the White House grounds. He kept snakes, a badger, a lion, a hyena, a zebra, and five bears. These were in addition to the traditional pets around the place, such as dogs, cats, horses, birds, rats, and guinea pigs. The guinea pigs were named Dr. Johnson, Bishop Doane, Fighting Bob Evans, Father O’Grady, and Admiral Dewey. Sheep Woodrow Wilson used to keep sheep on the White House grounds to help … with lawn maintenance. It was part of a cost-cutting measure during World War I. Included in the flock was Old Ike, a tobacco-chewing ram. Raccoon Calvin Coolidge also kept a small zoo at the White House. Coolidge had a bobcat, a wallaby, two lion cubs, a pygmy hippo, a bear, and a domesticated raccoon. The raccoon, named Rebecca, was kept by Coolidge’s wife, Grace, and was allowed to walk around the White House. The raccoon was even led by a leash at other times, though it was originally sent to the family for Thanksgiving to be eaten with the meal. But the family found the raccoon too domesticated to consume. Instead, the raccoon got her own place to stay in a tree and grew to enjoy playing with a bar of soap in a bathtub filled with a little water. Other Coolidge pets included a duiker (a small antelope), ducks, two canaries named Nip and Tuck, a goose called Enoch, and Smoky the bobcat. Opossums Benjamin Harrison had two opossums during his presidency. The opossums were named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection; reciprocity and protection were part of the 1892 Republican Party platform. Gamecocks Ulysses S. Grant kept gamecocks at the White House during his presidential term. The birds actually belonged to his Jesse Grant. Tiger Cubs The Sultan of Oman gifted Martin Van Buren two tiger cubs. Van Buren later gave the cubs to a zoo. Pauline the Cow William Howard Taft kept a cow named Pauline around so he and his family could enjoy milk. Pauline was the most recent cow to live at the White House. Grizzly Bear Thomas Jefferson, known as a man of science, received a pair of grizzly bears from explorer Zebulon Pike. They stayed on the White House lawn in cages for several months until they were taken to a museum in Philadelphia. Eagle James Buchanan kept an eagle during his term. Mice Andrew Johnson, the first president to be impeached, kept mice he found in the White House and fed them. Roosters William McKinley kept roosters, but Teddy Roosevelt kept a one-legged rooster. Would you judge a potential leader by the type of pets they have? Have you had any ‘unusual’ pets?  |
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11/6/2018 12:08 pm |
How about Stromy does not she live at the White House Too? Become a Apollorising2057 blog watcher!
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Growing up, we always had a dog, At one time, we had a collie, a budgie, 2 goldfish (they also travelled with us to the cottage) and 2 turtles. What unusual pets have you had?
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How about Stromy does not she live at the White House Too?
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11/6/2018 12:25 pm |
How about Stromy does not she live at the White House Too?
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Lol . That’s the rumour we have heard too.
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11/6/2018 1:06 pm |
No, I don't think I would.
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Wow who knew all these pets lived in the White House, thanks for sharing this great information with us, and I hope your day is a good one.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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That was an interesting read..thanks. Most unusual I had was a couple of baby racoons we found. Had to bottle feed them for a bit, then get them on solid food. We let them roam around a lot to help keep them wild. Then slowly kept letting them out in the woods, until one day, the last one finally didn't come back either. They were fun little rascals. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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No, I don't think I would.
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Wow who knew all these pets lived in the White House, thanks for sharing this great information with us, and I hope your day is a good one.. Hope the election works out the way you want.
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That was an interesting read..thanks. Most unusual I had was a couple of baby racoons we found. Had to bottle feed them for a bit, then get them on solid food. We let them roam around a lot to help keep them wild. Then slowly kept letting them out in the woods, until one day, the last one finally didn't come back either. They were fun little rascals.
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Wow. Interesting stuff. I think in today's politically correct and animal sensitive environment some people would have an issue with some of those pets. I had tropical fish. It was always a bitch to get the tiny leashes around their fins when I wanted to walk them. I gave up... after a while... 🐍🐦🐨🐳🐔🐻 ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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Yep, much like how many feel about zoos and the circus 🎪
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11/6/2018 1:58 pm |
that was a fun read. but I'm surprised, no pigeon spies?
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IMO all politicians should have snakes to remind us of what they really are.  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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IMO all politicians should have snakes to remind us of what they really are.
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11/7/2018 6:27 am |
I found a feral kitten, it took a month before it would let me touch it. Then she was mine. When we were kids my little sister had a pet cockroach, nobody understood why.
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I found a feral kitten, it took a month before it would let me touch it. Then she was mine. When we were kids my little sister had a pet cockroach, nobody understood why.
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