A History Of White House Pets In Photographs

Will Bo Obama continue to reign as First Pet, or will Romney’s Dressage horse take the crown?

1. Abraham Lincoln’s dog, “Fido,” 1860

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2. Rutherford B. Hayes and his Spaniel “Duke,” c. 1877

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3. Grover Cleveland with his Cocker Spaniel, 1906

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4. Benjamin Harrison’s goat, “Whiskers,” 1891

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5. Teddy Roosevelt and two of his many dogs, 1905

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6. William Taft’s cow, “Pauline,” 1910

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7. Woodrow Wilson’s flock of sheep, 1918

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8. Warren Harding with his Airedale Terrier “Laddie Boy,” 1922

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9. Calvin Coolidge with “Tiger,” 1924

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10. Herbert Hoover with his Belgian Shepherd, “King Tut,” 1928

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11. FDR with his Scottie “Fala,” 1941

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12. Harry Truman’s Cocker Spaniel puppy “Feller,” 1947

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13. Dwight D. Eisenhower with his Weimaraner “Heidi,” 1959

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14. JFK, his children, and “Macaroni” the pony, 1962

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15. LBJ singing with “Yuki,” 1968

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16. Richard Nixon with his Poodle and Cocker Spaniel, 1964

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17. The Ford family with their Golden Retriever “Liberty,” 1974

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18. Jimmy Carter, his daughter Amy, and their Siamese cat, “Misty Malarky Ying Yang,” 1977

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19. Reagan in a helicopter with his Bouvier des Flandres, “Lucky,” on his lap, 1985

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20. George H.W. Bush, his Springer Spaniel “Millie,” and her new litter, 1989

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21. Bill Clinton’s pets, “Socks” and “Buddy,” in the Oval Office, 1998

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22. George W. Bush with his Scotties, 2006

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23. Obama and Portugese Water Dog “Bo,” the reigning First Dog, 2009

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