Nearly every president kept a pet in the White House - here's a look at all of America's first pets
Theodore Roosevelt: Pony named "Algonquin," (12 horses)
Theodore Roosevelt: Hyacinth macaw named "Eli Yale" (owl, 6 dogs, 2 cats, snake, 2 kangaroos, one-legged rooster, rabbit, flying squirrel, 5 guinea pigs, 5 bears, pig, and a raccoon)
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
William Howard Taft: Cows named "Pauline Wayne" and "Mooly Wooly"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Woodrow Wilson: sheep used to graze on the White House lawn. Wilson also had a tobacco-chewing ram named "Old Ike," an Airedale named "Davie," a greyhound named "Mountain Boy," bull terrier named "Bruce," songbirds, and a cat named "Puffins."
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Warren G. Harding: Airedale terrier named "Laddie Boy," English bulldog named, "Old Boy" and a squirrel named "Pete"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Coolidge: White collie named "Rob Roy" and chow named "Tiny Tim"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Calvin Coolidge: Raccoon named "Rebecca." He also had another raccoon, 10 dogs, three canaries, mockingbird, goose, two cats, donkey, bobcat, two lion cubs, a wallaby, a pygmy hippo, and a black bear.
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Herbert Hoover: Belgian shepherd named "King Tut" and a pair of alligators that crawled around the White House grounds.
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Scottish terrier named "Fala"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Scottish terrier named "Meggie"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Dwight Eisenhower: Weimaraner named "Heidi," parakeet named "Gabby" (she was never photographed)
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
John F. Kennedy: Welsh terrier named "Charlie" (his favorite) and a mixed-breed named "Pushinka"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
John F. Kennedy: German Shepard named "Clipper," Welsh terrier named "Charlie" (with Caroline), mixed-breed named "Wolf" (reclining by Caroline), Irish cocker spaniel named "Shannon" (with John Jr. ), and two of Pushinka's puppies (with First Lady Jackie Kennedy).
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
John F. Kennedy: Pony named "Macaroni" (another pony named "Tex")
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Richard Nixon: Terrier named "Pasha," poodle named "Vicky," and Irish setter named "King Timahoe"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Gerald Ford: Golden retriever named "Liberty" and her litter of puppies born at the White House
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Ronald Reagan: Bouvier des Flandres herding dog named "Lucky"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Bill Clinton: American short-hair cat named "Socks"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
George W. Bush: Scottish terriers named "Barney" and "Miss Beazley"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
George W. Bush: American short-hair cat named "India," "Willie," or sometimes called "Kitty"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
Barack Obama: Portuguese water dogs named "Bo" and "Sunny"
Source: Presidential Pet Museum, The White House
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