Theodore Roosevelt

Eisenhower were in the White House they had only two pets in residence there. One was a parakeet. The other was the Weimaraner named Heidi, who, for a time, lived in the house and roamed the White House grounds at will. She was and is a wonderful dog and was a great favorite of the many tourists to the White House.

Meet some of the most famous presidential dogs our nation has known:

• George Washington (President from 1789 – 1797)
• Abraham Lincoln (President from 1861 – 1865)
• Franklin D.
• Calvin Coolidge (President from 1923 – 1929)
• John F.
• Ronald Reagan (President from 1981 – 1989)
• George H.W. Bush (President from 1989 – 1993)

United States presidents have often kept pets while in office, or pets have been part of their families. Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump did not have presidential pets while in office.

President Coolidge’s favorite pet was a raccoon named Rebecca; he built a special house for her, visited her every day, and walked her around the White House on a leash.

Here are nine of the strangest pets owned by former presidents of the United States of America.

• Donkeys. Calvin Coolidge and the great George Washington had donkeys on the White House grounds.
• Coonhounds.
• Eagle.
• Alligators.
• Bears.
• Hyena.
• Mice.
• Goats.

President Bill Clinton (1993-2001) owned two pets, a cat named Socks and a dog named Buddy.

William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States for 31 days in 1841, becoming the first president to die in office and the shortest-serving U.S. president in history.

Carter was the first elected president to be refused a second term since 1932.