United States presidential pets

Socks at the White House Press Briefing Room lectern in 1993
Grace Coolidge with Laddie Boy, an Airedale Terrier, and Rob Roy, a white Collie
Controversy resulted from a 1964 photo of Lyndon B. Johnson pulling his dog by its ears.

Most United States presidents have kept pets while in office, or pets have been part of their families.[1] Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump did not have any presidential pets while in office.[2] However, Johnson did take care of some mice he found in his bedroom.[3]

  1. ^ "Presidential Pet Museum". Presidential Pet Museum. Archived from the original on April 10, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Park, Andrea (February 12, 2019). "Donald Trump Is Still Against Dogs, No Matter How 'Good Politically' They Look". W Magazine. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference thoughtlongley was invoked but never defined (see the help page).