He and Jacqueline Kennedy already had one dog in the family when they moved into the White House – a Welsh terrier named Charlie – and they would add Clipper, Wolf, Shannon, Pushinka (a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev), and Charlie and Pushinka's four puppies over the course of the administration.
About Media. President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., play with their dogs, Shannon, Wolf, White Tips, Blackie, Clipper, and Charlie, at Brambletyde house on Squaw Island, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
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Two years after the plane plunged into the sea, "Friday," retired to the bucolic fields of Portugal in the care of former Kennedy family aide, Ephigenio Pinheiro. Carol Lautenschlaeger and 90 others like this.
Pushinka (Russian: Пушинка, lit. 'Fluffy') was a dog who was given by the Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy in 1961. Pushinka was the daughter of Strelka, who had travelled into space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2.
Although our first President, George Washington, never lived in the White House — it was not completed until the Administration of John Adams, our second President — he is credited with owning the first Presidential pet.
Most United States presidents have kept pets while in office, or pets have been part of their families. Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump did not have any presidential pets while in office. However, Johnson did take care of some mice he found in his bedroom.
But while FDR owned a number of dogs during his lifetime, without question the best-known was Fala, the Scottish terrier he was given in August 1940. Fala was presented to FDR when he was four months old by Margaret Suckley, the President's distant cousin and close confidante.
The family of John F. Kennedy brought pet hamsters Debbie and Billie; a gray cat, Tom Kitten; and a canary, Robin, to the White House.
He and Jacqueline Kennedy already had one dog in the family when they moved into the White House – a Welsh terrier named Charlie – and they would add Clipper, Wolf, Shannon, Pushinka (a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev), and Charlie and Pushinka's four puppies over the course of the administration.
On October 22, 2014, Hurricane protected President Obama and the First Family from an intruder who had scaled the perimeter fence of the White House and was heading towards the residence. When the first attempt at intercepting the intruder was unsuccessful, Hurricane was given the go ahead by Officer Mirarchi.
It's been reported that Jack's final words were, “My God, I've been hit,” but physicians have said this was impossible given Jack's injuries. Well, historians have now clarified that the last words Jack spoke before the fatal shot were, “No, you certainly can't.”
The black and white dog is safe _ it was apparently taken to Massachusetts by a close friend of Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, shortly after their plane disappeared last weekend, said a law enforcement source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Clipper: German Shepherd. Shannon (gift from the Barry Family in Ireland, 1963): Cocker Spaniel. Wolf (gift from Father Thomas Kennedy in Ireland, 1963): Irish Wolfhound. Pushinka/Charlie Pups: Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker.
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president, was famous for his many pets. His six kids had snakes, dogs, cats, a badger, birds, guinea pigs, and more.
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Kennedy owned a Welsh Terrier named Charlie, an Irish Wolfhound aptly named Wolf, a German Shepherd Dog named Clipper, and an English Cocker Spaniel named Shannon.
Ronald Reagan had two White House dogs. The one seen here was a Bouvier des Flandres named Lucky that Nancy Reagan received as a gift in 1984. Lucky never fully adjusted to life in the White House, so the Reagans sent her back to their California ranch in 1985.
Pete was a pet dog belonging to United States president Theodore Roosevelt.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. The Ford's acquired Liberty, a Golden Retriever, as a puppy in the fall of 1974.
President Richard Nixon had a trio of dogs during his administration: Irish Setter King Timahoe, Yorkshire Terrier Pasha, and French Poodle Vicky.
Our 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, began his Presidency in 1901, along with six children and more animals than the White House had ever seen. The Roosevelt children's family of pets included a small bear named Jonathan Edwards; a lizard named Bill; guinea pigs named Admiral Dewey, Dr.
Fala (April 7, 1940 – April 5, 1952), a Scottish Terrier, was the dog of United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets, Fala was taken to many places by Roosevelt.
For his service in World War II, John F. Kennedy received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism) and the Purple Heart.
Bo, a male Portuguese Water Dog, joined the Obama family at the White House in April 2009, and Sunny, a female Portuguese Water Dog, came along in August 2013.
President Theodore Roosevelt and family were prolific pet owners and animal lovers.
Undeniably the most famous dog in history is Toto. Toto, whose real name was Terry, was abandoned as a puppy. Luckily for her, however, she was adopted by German immigrant Carl Spitz, the unofficial dog-trainer of Hollywood.