Top 10 Strangest Presidential Pets

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Presidential pets have ranged from the famous (President George H.W. Bush's dog Millie, for one), the infamous, (Richard Nixon's little dog, "Checkers," for another) and the obscure (William Henry Harrison's pet goat and cow; they were barely in the WhiteCrystal Eye 4oz
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So which one of our Presidents wins the distinction of owning the most unusual pet? Read the list below, and you may be surprised. Presidents have kept stables of some of the strangest animals imaginable on the White House lawn, feeding their image, their egos or even themselves and their families.

Note: Many pets that now would be considered unusual, such as goats and cows, were not considered strange at the time.

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Wallaby: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President

Although they ran a close race, Calvin Coolidge wins as the president who owned the most unusual pets. He began collecting them as vice president, and continued to do so after he finished Warren Harding's term (Harding died in office), and one term of his own before stepping down.

A museum dedicated to Presidential pets is operating just outside Washington, D.C. The founder and CEO, Claire McLean, has collected hundreds of rare artifacts, prints and memorabilia of the nation's First Pets. If you are in the Washington, D.C. area, you can visit the Presidential Pet Museum, located in Lothian, Maryland. Call (410) 741-0899 for more information.

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Fala, a Scottish Terrier and the most famous of all First Pets, belonged to President Franklin Roosevelt. Born on April 7, 1940, Fala was a gift to the President from his cousin Margaret Stuckley. The President loved Fala so much that he rarely went anywhere without him.

Caroline Kennedy's pony, Macaroni, was a present from Lyndon Johnson. Macaroni roamed freely around the White House grounds and received thousands of fan letters from the American public. Caroline also had a famous dog named Pushinka, who was given to her by the head of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev.

 

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