29 Reasons Socks & Buddy Were The Best Presidential Pets

Sorry, Bo.

2. 1. Socks wasn’t afraid to speak up:

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3. 2. He knew how to celebrate the holidays:

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4. 3. He was great at accessorizing:

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5. 4. He might have been the one secretly calling the shots:

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6. 5. He wasn’t afraid to chase down a sneaky bunny:

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7. 6. He was the kind of cat that lets you pick him up:

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8. 7. He apparently really liked riding on shoulders:

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10. 8. He liked chilling in a lap:

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11. 9. He was an outdoor/indoor cat - which means he probably didn’t need a smelly litter box:

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12. 10. He had a soulpatch (very trendy in the ’90s):

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14. 10. Buddy was super cute as a puppy:

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16. 11. And still cute when he was full grown:

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17. 12. Little known fact — he served as press secretary for a year:

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18. 13. He could hang in the office and not bother anyone:

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19. 14. He was a decent caddy, though sometimes confused tennis and golf balls:

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20. 15. Buddy indulged in a little “La Dolce Vita” style fountain swimming:

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21. (Once he got over his fear of water):

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22. 16. He knew how to cool off on a hot day:

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23. 17. He didn’t mind the snow:

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24. 18. He was a great kisser:

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25. 19. He was the perfect accessory to a shoulder-padded trench or leather jacket:

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26. 20. He turned out to be a fairly capable foreign policy advisor:

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27. 21. He liked long romantic walks on the lawn:

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29. 22. He flew first class:

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30. 23. “Pet me like one of your French girls,” he woofed to President Chirac:

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31. 24. His chocolate coat could even make a plaid shirt under argyle look ok:

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32. 25. He loved a decent game of fetch:

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33. But would not tolerate that fake-out throw nonsense:

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35. 26. They loved watching “Friends” and “Seinfeld” on Thursday night Must-See TV (but their bedtime was before “E.R.”)

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36. 27. They liked posing with their human friend (as long as they could be distracted momentarily by something off to camera left):

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37. 28. Socks and Buddy got along great:

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38. Ok, maybe not so much:

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39. 29. But at least they knew who they really hated: Bo Obama. Vive le Socks and Buddy!

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