Founding farm animals and exotic gifts
The Victorian era wild menageries
Raccoons, sheep, and Cold War diplomacy
Modern media darlings and pet diplomacy
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Master of White House pets
schopenhauer Victorian Presidential Menageries
With opossums running wild on the White House floor, Reciprocity and Protection slipped through every door.
schopenhauer The Roosevelt family turned the White House into a home for dozens of animals.
schopenhauer Benjamin Harrison owned two opossums named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection.
schopenhauer Match unusual pets to their presidents to discover the wild side of White House history.
Roosevelt's badger: Theodore Roosevelt's family kept a friendly pet badger named Josiah who was bottle-fed and loved to do somersaults.
A collection of wild or exotic animals kept in captivity for exhibition. President Benjamin Harrison kept a diverse menagerie, including two opossums, at the White House in the 1890s.
Which President was the only person besides Ulysses S. Grant allowed to ride his prized warhorse, Cincinnati?
Which of the following unusual animals did Theodore Roosevelt's son receive as a pet from a family friend?
Which President's sons hitched a goat named Nanko to a chair to ride through the White House?
What was the name of Zachary Taylor's warhorse that grazed freely on the White House lawn?
Which U.S. President was gifted two tiny Japanese Chin dogs by Commodore Matthew Perry after his historic expedition to Japan?
What was the name of President Benjamin Harrison's pet goat that famously ran away down Pennsylvania Avenue with the President's grandchildren in a cart?
Which President welcomed the very first Siamese cat to the United States, sent as a gift from the American consul in Bangkok?