Did Jimmy Carter have pets in the White House?

While the Carters didn't bring any dogs with them to the White House, they were gifted a Border Collie mix by First Daughter Amy's teacher shortly after they moved in. Unfortunately, Grits, as the dog came to be named, was later returned as he did not get along with the family's Siamese cat, Misty Malarky Ying Yang.

1. Did president Carter have a dog in the White House?
2. What pets have presidents had in the White House?
3. Which president kept unusual pets in the White House?
4. What kind of dog did Jimmy Carter have in the White House?
5. Has any president had a cat in the White House?
6. Which president had a weird pet?
7. Did George W Bush have any pets in the White House?
8. Which president had a pet tiger?
9. Which president had a pet hippo?
10. Which president had a pet bear?
11. Which president had a pet raccoon?
12. What was Bill Clintons dog name?
13. Which President had a pitbull?

Did president Carter have a dog in the White House?

Grits' arrival at the White House is recorded in the presidential diary on June 8, 1977. This machine washable black and white pup is 8" long and 7" tall. For ages 24 months and up. The Presidential Pet hang tag notes President Carter's years in office and identifies "Grits" as President Carter's collie.

What pets have presidents had in the White House?

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But more than dogs have lived in the White House. The wife of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, had silkworms. Herbert Hoover, the 31st president, had an opossum. And Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president, had a raccoon named Rebecca that walked on a leash!

Which president kept unusual pets in the White House?

President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge had menagerie of animals living with them during their time in the White House, including a donkey, a bobcat, and geese. Among the best-loved was a raccoon called Rebecca.

What kind of dog did Jimmy Carter have in the White House?

Jimmy Carter had a border collie mix named Grits that was born on the same day Carter was elected president. Grits was a gift from his daughter Amy's teacher.

Has any president had a cat in the White House?

President Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)

Lincoln was the first president to bring felines into the White House. His cats Tabby and Dixie were gifts from Secretary of State William Seward.

Which president had a weird pet?

9. Rooster. William Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt each had a rooster, but Roosevelt's only had one leg. Roosevelt for sure wins the contest of the oddest presidential pets in the White House.

Did George W Bush have any pets in the White House?

While George W. Bush was president, he had three dogs and a cat at the White House. Among the canines was Spot Fetcher, an English Springer Spaniel and the offspring of George H. W. Bush's dog, Millie.

Which president had a pet tiger?

Early in his Presidency, Van Buren received a gift from Kabul al Said, the Sultan of Oman – a pair of tiger cubs. He was delighted with the pair, and began making adjustments to add them to his household. Congress, however, had something to say about his new pets – that he couldn't keep them.

Which president had a pet hippo?

Billy, or William Johnson Hippopotamus, (Before 1927 – October 11, 1955) was a pygmy hippopotamus given to U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Captured in Liberia, he was given to Coolidge by Harvey Samuel Firestone in 1927.

Which president had a pet bear?

Theodore Roosevelt has gone down in history not just for his accomplishments during his Presidency, but also for being the President with the most pets during his time in the White House.

Which president had a pet raccoon?

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.

What was Bill Clintons dog name?

Buddy Clinton (August 7, 1997 – January 2, 2002), a male chocolate-colored Labrador Retriever, was one of two pets kept by the Clinton family while Bill Clinton was President of the United States. The Clintons' other pet was a cat named Socks.

Which President had a pitbull?

Pete (Theodore Roosevelt's dog) Pete was a pet dog belonging to United States president Theodore Roosevelt. He was one of many presidential pets during Roosevelt's presidency. He was reported to be a bull terrier, though other reports have said he was a Boston bull terrier or bulldog.