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White House pets during this era include Calvin and Grace Coolidge's literal zoo, as well as FDR's famous Scottie named Fala.
15 lut 2021 · Woodrow Wilson. In office 1913-1921. Woodrow Wilson’s ram, Old Ike, was known for chewing tobacco and cigars.
The 2024 United States presidential election is notable in that both major candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, do not have pets, meaning that there might not be any presidential pets in the White House of the next administration regardless of who wins.
Woodrow Wilson who served as president from 1913-1921 grew up in Virginia with a beloved greyhound named Mountain Boy. He and his first wife, Ellen Axson (1860-1914), had three daughters but Ellen died of a kidney ailment during Woodrow Wilson’s first year in the White House.
Woodrow Wilson’s Pets. Old Ike, the tobacco-chewing ram; Sheep that grazed on the White House Lawn; Davie, an Airedale terrier; Mountain Boy, greyhound; Bruce, bull terrier; Puffins, cat; Songbirds; MORE PETS! Check out our photo gallery of selected White House pets
However, Wilson had several pets in his lifetime. While he resided in the White House, he had his ram, some sheep, two dogs, songbirds, and last but not least – two cats, named Mittens and Puffins. Most of these mischievous felines’ activities have been lost to history, but it is rumored that Puffins and Mittens used to enjoy leaping on the ...
Presidential Pets (1860-1921) Courtesy National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress. To cut groundskeeping costs during World War I, President Woodrow Wilson (1913-21) brought a flock of sheep to trim the White House grounds. Included in the flock was Old Ike, a tobacco-chewing ram.
