The White House never seems to have a shortage of pets and throughout history the pets have received a great deal of press coverage. The current White House website features biographies of President Bush's pets, and when President Clinton's dog Buddy died in 2002 the media covered the death as though the animal were a human family member.
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President Bush tries to get Barney up the stairs to Air Force One
George and Laura Bush with Barney and Spotty, respectively. Spotty's mother was Millie, George H.W. Bush's dog while in office.
Bill Clinton with Buddy
The Clintons' cat Socks gives a press conference
Socks is mobbed by paparazzi
Susan Ford exiting the Oval Office with Liberty, the Ford family dog
Richard Nixon and Checkers
Johnson holds his dog Her by the ears. To the left of Her is Johnson's other dog Hi
The Kennedys visiting their parents with a slew of dogs
The Kennedys with Caroline atop her pony Macaroni
Macaroni was allowed to graze on the front lawn of the White House
Harry Truman once received an unsolicited cocker spaniel as a gift. The dog was adopted by his physician.
FDR takes a drive with Fala
President Taft's pet cow Pauline outside the State, War and Navy Building
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