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The first White House dog to receive regular newspaper coverage was Warren G. Harding's dog Laddie Boy. [4] Pets also featured in presidential elections. Herbert Hoover got a "Belgian Police Dog" (Belgian Malinois), [5] King Tut, during his campaign and pictures of him with his new dog were sent all across the United States.
Buddy (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.
Biden promised his wife he would purchase a dog after the 2008 presidential election, irrespective of whether he and Barack Obama won the race. [4] Jill Biden taped different pictures of dogs on seats of Biden's campaign plane for him to see. [5] He purchased the dog as a puppy from a breeder in Pennsylvania, born November 11, 2008. It was ...
Laddie Boy was a faithful dog. When the president played golf and hit a tree, Laddie Boy would run up to the tree and retrieve the ball. Laddie Boy had his own hand-carved chair to sit in during Cabinet meetings. The White House held birthday parties for the dog, invited other neighborhood dogs to join, and served them dog biscuit cake ...
He was not well known outside the BJP when he became the president in 1998, a few months after the BJP-led NDA government took office. During his tenure the BJP reduced its emphasis on Hindutva, such as its demand for abrogating Article 370 of the Indian constitution, to accommodate the views of a large coalition. 5 2000–2001 Bangaru Laxman ...
'Fluffy'), a dog, 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. [3]
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis were one of America's most beloved and widely recognized couples — but their marriage wasn't without scandal — even before they wed.
Major (born January 17, 2018) is a German Shepherd owned by Joe Biden's family. [2] [3] Major, who was born in 2018, is the first shelter dog to live in the White House.[4] [5] Previously, President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie had owned two German Shepherds.