The White House once had stables of its own used by many presidents, the last being Theodore Roosevelt. The Rough Rider and ex-ranch owner loved horses. Sons Quentin and Kermit once smuggled their pony Algonquin onto the second floor of the White House in an elevator to visit a sick sibling, said Andrew Hager, a presidential pet historian from the unofficial online Presidential Pet Museum.
Caroline Kennedy briefly had a cat, Tom Kitten but he made her allergy-prone dad sneeze and was sent off to live with a staffer. The media was invited to take photos of Tom Kitten upon his arrival in 1961. He lasted only a few weeks at the White House. Perhaps the most famous of dogs was Checkers, though he had his coming out before Richard Nixon became president. As Dwight Eisenhower’s vice presidential running mate in 1952, Nixon vowed to keep the cocker spaniel given to his family by a Texas supporter amid allegations he misused campaign contributions.Word has it that Andrew Johnson had no official pets but left a basket of flour and some water for the resident White House mice every night and refused to have them exterminated.
A special guest at the 1927 White House Easter Egg Roll? First lady Grace Coolidge’s beloved pet raccoon.
Well given the world events this certainly ranks upward to the top🙄. Who really cares?
Smartest brain in the White House is Willow the Cat
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So much interesting history here, including the fact that John Adams had a dog named Satan.
“Raccoon people”
How is this fucking news?
Wally
Someone in your graphics department made a mistake that is not Willow. Come on at least use the right cat in your story.
That's not Willow, that's Chelsea Clinton's cat.
we're literally dying, loses our jobs and loved ones and THIS IS YOUR NEWS?!
That's my grandaughter's name! They are cat lovers so they'll love that! 😻
Exposing such cute animal to politicians on daily basis is pure animals abuse.
Sorry. This is not going to get them points
Ummm.. wrong cat. That isn't Willow. Didn't you get the memo?
Ghost cat from White House past — Socks. A Clinton mouse-slinger and witness to the comings and goings of a little black dress, never dry cleaned … 🤣🤔
At least use the correct cat in the picture 🐈
And if she misbehaves? Failing to catch a mouse and three, preferring instead, to leap upon the toes of a passing dignitary or worse, scratch Senators Manchin’s eyes out… will she still be the White House’s First Cat or banished as Major was… to a quiet home, far far away 🤣🤣
Much better looking pet this feline compared to that forlorn-looking canine. I trust that these four-legged creatures are making the lives of the White House's bipedal occupants less stressful.😄
That is not Willow
That's Socks
Nope. There isn't any slant in journalism at all. None at all 🤪
Since Biden can't seem to do anything right that helps the country, reporters are forced to spend all their time covering this cat. Sad Biden WH.
The cat pictured is NOT Willow. Why did you put another cat?
Needs to team up with Larry the Cat 10
clearly in White House damage control mode
... to fit into the Oval Office...
Joe Biden did nothing again to prevent 3800 deaths in one day today.
The ...Writing the stories that matter...
They’re trying to distract from Biden’s failures.
Now we have famous cats and dogs in the White House. What a joke. Biden is not that popular, and you ARE NOT helping AP.
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Never trust a CNN president who doesn’t have a pet!
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Not enough people gave a crap the first time you posted this?
What kind of pet was this Donald Trump ?
I love this news.
Hopefully they also hired someone to feed and look after this cat because god knows if that walking cadaver was in charge the poor thing would end up starving to death
Biden is really hunting for a distraction isn't he?
His face looks like he's one of those Youtube reaction cats.🤣
Lovely.
Willow is beautiful! May the WH be filled with Purrrrs!
I hope his policies reach across the aisle. I believe cats and dogs can co-exist peacefully. Last thing we need is an 'Isle of Dogs' type situation!
Smarter than the man normally there 🙄
It's nice he has them But it is his 12 months which suffer from incompetence and self inflicted Disasters?
There are rats in the White House🐀
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