"District. Chelsea Clinton worked as an NBC reporter and currently works with the Clinton Foundation. While living in the White House the Clintons had two pets: a cat named Socks and a dog named Buddy. Socks, born about 1989, was adopted by the Clintons in 1991. The cat was left under the care of Bill Clinton's secretary Betty Currie, residing with her until Socks' death on February 20, 2009, euthanized due to cancer of the jaw. Buddy, a Labrador Retriever born on August 7, 1997, was acquired by the Clintons on December 5, 1997. Buddy was named after Clinton's late"
"Clinton acquired another chocolate Lab whom he named ""Seamus"". First Lady Hillary Clinton wrote a children's book called ""Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets"" in 1998. It included excerpts from more than 50 letters written to the First Pets by children and more than 80 photographs of Socks and Buddy. Buddy was a central character in Rick Cleveland's 2005 one-man show ""My Buddy Bill"", relating the writer's fictional friendship with Bill Clinton, which began when both men discovered their common interest in dogs. Buddy (dog) Buddy (August 7, 1997 – January 2, 2002), a male chocolate-colored"
"Barney (dog) Barney Bush (birth name Bernard Bush; September 30, 2000 – February 1, 2013) was a Scottish Terrier owned by former U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. Barney had his own official web page which redirected to an extension of the White House website. Barney was born in New Jersey and he was often referred to as the ""First Dog"". Barney's mother, Coors, was owned by former Environmental Protection Agency Director and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman. The dog's father is known as Kelly. Miss Beazley, the Bushes' other Scottish terrier, is"
"members of his immediate family, and many American Olympians. In it, he dreams of winning several honors for the United States before being woken up by President Bush, who needs Barney's help in preparing for Christmas. Barney's feature videos: Barney (dog) Barney Bush (birth name Bernard Bush; September 30, 2000 – February 1, 2013) was a Scottish Terrier owned by former U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. Barney had his own official web page which redirected to an extension of the White House website. Barney was born in New Jersey and he was often referred"
"Sully (dog) Sully is a yellow labrador dog employed as a service animal for disabled military veterans in the United States. He is notable as the service dog used by the former President of the United States George H. W. Bush during the last six months of his life, up until his death on November 30, 2018. Sully was trained by the charity America's VetDogs and is able to perform a two-page list of commands, which includes fetching items, answering a telephone, and summoning help in an emergency. He was assigned to assist George H. W. Bush in the summer"
"to live in Texas with the former presidential family until her death on May 17, 2014, due to ""a battle with lymphoma"", according to a statement from President and Mrs. Bush. Barney and Miss Beazley are honored with a bronze sculpture at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Miss Beazley (dog) Miss Beazley (October 28, 2004 – May 17, 2014) was a Scottish Terrier which belonged to former U.S. President George W. Bush and former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush. Miss Beazley's father, a Scottish terrier named Clinton, was born on November 7, 2000. Clinton was the half-brother of the"
"in a speech on October 9, 1974 in a tribute to William Scranton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Liberty (dog) Honor's Foxfire Liberty Hume (February 8, 1974 – 1984) (AKC Registration Number SB578950) was the Golden Retriever Presidential pet of Betty Ford and Gerald Ford. Liberty was born February 8, 1974 and given to the president as an 8-month-old puppy by his daughter Susan Ford and new White House photographer David Hume Kennerly in the fall of 1974. The breeder of the dark gold pup was Ann (Avis) Friberg of Mount Vernon, Washington. Liberty was frequently photographed with Ford in the Oval"
"Laddie Boy Laddie Boy (July 26, 1920 – January 23, 1929) was an Airedale Terrier owned by U.S. President Warren G. Harding. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. His father was Champion Tintern Tip Top. He was presented to US President Warren G. Harding by Charles Quetschke of Caswell Kennels and became a celebrity during the Harding administration. Laddie Boy was a faithful dog. When the president played golf and hit a tree, Laddie Boy would run up to the tree and retrieve the ball. Laddie Boy had his own hand carved chair to sit in during Cabinet meetings. The"
"United States presidential pets United States Presidents and their families have often had pets while serving in office. The first White House dog to receive regular newspaper coverage was Warren G. Harding's dog Laddie Boy. Pets also featured on presidential elections. Herbert Hoover got a Belgian shepherd dog, King Tut, during his campaign and pictures of him with his new dog were sent all across the United States. In 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt was running for his fourth term when rumors surfaced that his Scottish Terrier, Fala, had accidentally been left behind when visiting the Aleutian Islands. After allegedly sending"
"more than 230,000 likes in two days. Sully also visited the Capitol rotunda where Bush was lying in state. According to reports, he will be returned to a America's VetDogs facility in New York during the Christmas season before being placed back into rotation in the service animal program at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Sully (dog) Sully is a yellow labrador dog employed as a service animal for disabled military veterans in the United States. He is notable as the service dog used by the former President of the United States George H. W. Bush during the"
"Dear Socks, Dear Buddy Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets is a 1998 children's book written by First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton. It concerns the two pets that lived in the White House during the Clinton administration, Socks the cat and Buddy the dog. The book includes more than 50 letters written to the First Pets by children and more than 80 photographs of Socks and Buddy. Examples of questions that letters asked include, ""Who do you like best? Mr. Clinton? Mrs. Clinton or Chelsea?"" and, ""How do you like being a"
"Rex (dog) Rex (December 16, 1984 – August 31, 1998) was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owned by Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy during his term as President of the United States. Rex was bred by dog breeder Irene Murphy of Greenwich, Connecticut. His registered name was Martlet-Or Worcester. Conservative commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. purchased littermate brother Freddy from the breeder and later arranged for President Reagan to purchase one-year-old Rex and give Rex as a Christmas present to his wife Nancy on December 6, 1985. The White House's previous canine occupant, the Reagans' Bouvier des Flandres named"
"Her up by their ears. Others did not understand the uproar; former President Harry S. Truman said, ""What the hell are the critics complaining about; that's how you handle hounds."" United States presidential pets United States Presidents and their families have often had pets while serving in office. The first White House dog to receive regular newspaper coverage was Warren G. Harding's dog Laddie Boy. Pets also featured on presidential elections. Herbert Hoover got a Belgian shepherd dog, King Tut, during his campaign and pictures of him with his new dog were sent all across the United States. In 1944"
"Miss Beazley (dog) Miss Beazley (October 28, 2004 – May 17, 2014) was a Scottish Terrier which belonged to former U.S. President George W. Bush and former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush. Miss Beazley's father, a Scottish terrier named Clinton, was born on November 7, 2000. Clinton was the half-brother of the Bushes' first Scottish terrier, Barney. Miss Beazley's mother, Blackwatch Elizabeth, was bred by dog breeder Patricia Gilmore of Livingston, New Jersey. Gilmore would also breed Miss Beazley, a purebred Scottish terrier who was born in 2004. Miss Beazley was adopted as a birthday present from President Bush to"
"Liberty (dog) Honor's Foxfire Liberty Hume (February 8, 1974 – 1984) (AKC Registration Number SB578950) was the Golden Retriever Presidential pet of Betty Ford and Gerald Ford. Liberty was born February 8, 1974 and given to the president as an 8-month-old puppy by his daughter Susan Ford and new White House photographer David Hume Kennerly in the fall of 1974. The breeder of the dark gold pup was Ann (Avis) Friberg of Mount Vernon, Washington. Liberty was frequently photographed with Ford in the Oval Office, in the swimming pool at Camp David and on the South Lawn of the White"
"of dog that have lived in the White House more than three times. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was renowned for owning a Scottie named Fala, a gift from his distant cousin, Margaret Suckley. The President loved Fala so much that he rarely went anywhere without him. Roosevelt had several Scotties before Fala, including one named Duffy and another named Mr. Duffy. Eleanor Roosevelt had a Scottish Terrier named Meggie when the family entered the White House in 1933. More recently, President George W. Bush has owned two black Scottish Terriers, Barney and Miss Beazley. Barney starred in nine films produced"
"dead inside"". Marlon Bundo Marlon Bundo, also known as Bunny of the United States (BOTUS), is a rabbit belonging to the family of Mike Pence, the 48th and current Vice President of the United States. Bundo was initially adopted for a film project by Pence's daughter Charlotte Pence during her freshman year. His name is a pun of actor Marlon Brando that was chosen after Bundo's previous owner said: ""Make me an offer"" when Pence asked about his price. He was the first rabbit to travel on Air Force Two, has a popular Instagram account, and is the subject of"
"of strokes. She was 14 years old. She was the only pet to live in the White House during two non-consecutive terms. Spot Fetcher Spot ""Spotty"" Fetcher (March 17, 1989 – February 21, 2004) was U.S. President George W. Bush's dog. She was an English Springer Spaniel, named after Scott Fletcher, a baseball player with the Texas Rangers, a team George W. Bush owned before becoming Governor of Texas in 1994. Born in the White House, she was the daughter of Millie, who had belonged to President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. Her father was Tug"
"Marlon Bundo Marlon Bundo, also known as Bunny of the United States (BOTUS), is a rabbit belonging to the family of Mike Pence, the 48th and current Vice President of the United States. Bundo was initially adopted for a film project by Pence's daughter Charlotte Pence during her freshman year. His name is a pun of actor Marlon Brando that was chosen after Bundo's previous owner said: ""Make me an offer"" when Pence asked about his price. He was the first rabbit to travel on Air Force Two, has a popular Instagram account, and is the subject of two children's"
"First Lady Laura Bush. She moved into the White House as a ten-week-old puppy on January 6, 2005, shortly before the beginning of President Bush's second term in office. The First Lady and her daughters Barbara and Jenna Bush named their new dog after a character from Oliver Butterworth's 1956 children's book, ""The Enormous Egg"". Miss Beazley and the Bushes' first Scottish Terrier, Barney, became well known United States presidential pets. In 2005, Miss Beazley and Barney were featured in the White House Christmas video, ""A Very Beazley Christmas"", for her first holiday in the White House. Miss Beazley continued"
"Fala (dog) Fala (April 7, 1940 – April 5, 1952), a Scottish Terrier, was the dog of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets, Fala was taken many places by Roosevelt. Given to the Roosevelts by a cousin, Fala knew how to perform tricks; the dog and his White House antics were mentioned frequently by the media and often referenced by Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor. Fala survived Roosevelt by seven years and was buried near him. A statue of Fala beside Roosevelt is featured in Washington, D.C.'s Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the only presidential"
"Millie (dog) Mildred ""Millie"" Kerr Bush (January 12, 1985 – May 19, 1997) was the pet English Springer Spaniel of Barbara and George H. W. Bush. She was named for Mildred Caldwell Kerr, a long-time friend of the Bushes, which is also the name of Kerr's granddaughter, Millie Kerr. Millie was referred to as ""the most famous dog in White House history."" Bush mentioned her in a speech during his 1992 bid for re-election, saying ""My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos"" in reference to opposition candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Millie is credited"
"The Institute of World Politics on April 21, 2015. Hoover received his first dog from his parents when he was a child, after which he was never without one. He owned many throughout his lifetime and became an aficionado especially knowledgeable in fine breeding of pedigrees, particularly Cairn Terriers and Beagles. He gave many dogs to notable people, such as Presidents Herbert Hoover (no relation) and Lyndon B. Johnson, and buried seven canine pets, including a Cairn Terrier named Spee De Bozo, at Aspen Hill Memorial Park, in Silver Spring, Maryland. From the 1940s, rumors circulated that Hoover, who was"
"Spot Fetcher Spot ""Spotty"" Fetcher (March 17, 1989 – February 21, 2004) was U.S. President George W. Bush's dog. She was an English Springer Spaniel, named after Scott Fletcher, a baseball player with the Texas Rangers, a team George W. Bush owned before becoming Governor of Texas in 1994. Born in the White House, she was the daughter of Millie, who had belonged to President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. Her father was Tug Farish from Lane's End Farm in Kentucky, better known for its thoroughbred horse breeding program. She was euthanized after suffering a series"
"something to love… his bird and his flowers became the objects of his tender care."" Dick the Mockingbird Dick the Mockingbird was the name of one of U.S. president Thomas Jefferson's pet birds. Although there had been previous presidential pets, Jefferson is thought to be ""the first president to have a pet [that lived] in the White House..."" Prior to his term in the Oval Office, Jefferson bought his first mockingbird in November 1772 from a slave of his father-in-law John Wayles for five shillings. Birds were Jefferson's favorite animal and Dick was the favorite from among at least four"
"her poor health wouldn’t allow her to look after the dog properly. Harry took Laddie home to his family in Boston, and the dog lived a very normal life and was much loved by the Barker family. Laddie’s death in 1929 was proclaimed in newspaper headlines across the country. In the summer of 2012, Laddie Boy's unique collar, fashioned from Alaskan gold nuggets, was stolen from the Harding Home and Museum. Laddie Boy Laddie Boy (July 26, 1920 – January 23, 1929) was an Airedale Terrier owned by U.S. President Warren G. Harding. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. His"
"Dick the Mockingbird Dick the Mockingbird was the name of one of U.S. president Thomas Jefferson's pet birds. Although there had been previous presidential pets, Jefferson is thought to be ""the first president to have a pet [that lived] in the White House..."" Prior to his term in the Oval Office, Jefferson bought his first mockingbird in November 1772 from a slave of his father-in-law John Wayles for five shillings. Birds were Jefferson's favorite animal and Dick was the favorite from among at least four mockingbirds the president had while in office. During his time in the White House, Jefferson"
"Reagan's presidency. As a leaving gift when Reagan departed, Rex was given a dog house resembling the White House, complete with a patch of carpet from Camp David. After Reagan left office, Rex lived to the age of 13 with the Reagan family before being euthanized after developing an enlarged heart due to mitral valve disease. He is interred at Rancho del Cielo. In 2009, Rex was named fourth in a list of the top Presidential pets by Petside.com. Rex (dog) Rex (December 16, 1984 – August 31, 1998) was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owned by Ronald Reagan and"
"great uncle Henry Oren Grisham, nicknamed ""Buddy"". The Clintons kept Buddy after they left the White House in January 2001 however the dog was hit by a car on January 2, 2002, and died. The two pets were reported to not get along. Clinton adopted a new dog in 2005, whom he named Seamus. Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton was the third female Secretary of State and the first former First Lady to hold political office. In addition, she was the runner-up for Democratic primary for president in 2008 and was the Democratic nominee in 2016. Clinton family The"
"Socks (cat) Socks Clinton (early 1990 – February 20, 2009) was the pet cat of U.S. President Bill Clinton's family during his presidency. As an adopted stray cat, he was the only pet of the Clintons during the early years of the administration, and his likeness hosted the children's version of the White House website. After Clinton left office, Socks resided with former Clinton secretary Betty Currie and her husband, owing to continuing conflicts with the Clintons' dog Buddy. Socks was born in early 1990. He was adopted by the Clintons in 1991 after he jumped into the arms of"
"Bo (dog) Bo (born October 9, 2008) is a pet dog of the Obama family, the former First Family of the United States. Bo is a male Portuguese Water Dog. President Barack Obama and his family were given the dog as a gift after months of speculation about the breed and identity of their future pet. The final choice was made in part because Malia Obama's allergies dictated a need for a hypoallergenic breed. Bo has occasionally been called ""First Dog"". In August 2013, Bo was joined by Sunny, a female dog of the same breed. The Portuguese Water Dog"
"beside Roosevelt is featured in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. Fala is the only presidential pet so honored. Another statue of him has been placed at Puerto Rico's ""Paseo de los Presidentes"" in San Juan. A third statue is in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, NY. Fala's collar, dog dish, White House dog tags and other artifacts also are on display. Fala (dog) Fala (April 7, 1940 – April 5, 1952), a Scottish Terrier, was the dog of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets, Fala"
"Billie and Debbie Billie and Debbie were Syrian hamsters who were United States presidential pets in the care of Caroline Kennedy during the presidency of her father John F. Kennedy. They joined the First Family at the White House in January 1961. The hamsters came from Everett Engle of Engle Laboratory Animals whose breeding stock originally came from Gulf Hamstery. The hamsters escaped on their second night living at the White House. President Kennedy captured them later under his bed. Billie sired a litter of pups with Debbie. One pup drowned in a bath tub, and Billie ate the rest"