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All The Presidents' Pets (Part 1)

This President's Day seems like a good time to take a look at some of the pets that have lived in the White House over the years. There has been quite a diverse mix--from dogs, cats and birds to ponies, tigers and alligators. You can tell a lot about a person by their choice of companion animals. Perhaps we should consider a Presidential Candidate's pets before voting them into office.

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
Millie's puppy, Spot Fetcher; English Springer Spaniel
Barney and Miss Beazley; Scottish Terriers
India "Willie"; cat
Ofelia; Longhorn Cow

PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
Socks; cat
Buddy; chocolate color Labrador Retriever

PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH
Millie; Springer Spaniel
Ranger; one of Millie's puppies

PRESIDENT RONALD REGAN
Lucky; dog, Bovier des Flandres
Rex; Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
Grits; dog given to Amy by her teacher
Misty Malarky Ying Yan; Amy Carter's Siamese cat

PRESIDENT GERALD FORD
Liberty; Golden Retriever
Misty; Liberty's pup born in the White House
Shan; Susan Ford's Siamese cat

PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON
Checkers; Cocker Spaniel
Vicky; Poodle
Pasha; Terrier
King Timahoe; Irish Setter

PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Beagle, Little Beagle, and Him and Her; all beagles
Blanco; white Collie
Yuki; mixed-breed dog
Hamsters and lovebirds

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY
Charlie; Caroline Kennedy's Welsh Terrier
Tom Kitten; cat
Robin; canary
Bluebell and Marybelle; parakeets
Macaroni; Caroline Kennedy's pony
Tex and Leprechaun; ponies
Debbie and Billie; hamsters
Pushinka; mixed-breed dog
Charlie; Welsh Terrier
Shannon; Irish Cocker Spaniel
Wolf; mixed-breed dog
Clipper; German Shepherd
Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker; all offspring of Pushinka and Charlie
Zsa Zsa; rabbit
Sardar; Jacqueline Kennedy's horse

Continued in Part 2...