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 Senator Ted Kennedy gifted Bo, a hypoallergenic dog, to the Obama family in 2009.
schopenhauer George W. Bush's Scottish Terrier Barney pioneered White House internet video stardom.
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Socks the cat: Bill Clinton's cat Socks received over one hundred thousand letters a year, answered with a special paw-print stamp.
The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations. In 1961, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev used a gifted puppy to conduct informal diplomacy with President Kennedy.
Which President's Scottish Terrier, Barney, became an internet star by filming holiday-themed videos around the White House?
What breed was the Obama family's famous hypoallergenic pet dog, Bo, who was gifted to them by Senator Ted Kennedy?
Which future President delivered a famous 1952 televised speech defending his political campaign, named after his family's cocker spaniel?
Which President's Golden Retriever, Liberty, gave birth to a litter of nine puppies right inside the White House in 1975?
Which President brought Major, the first shelter-adopted rescue dog, to live in the White House?
Which President's large dog, Lucky, was famously photographed dragging her owner across the White House lawn during a visit by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher?
Which President's cat, Socks, became so famous that a volunteer staffer had to be assigned to answer his massive fan mail?
President Lyndon B. Johnson caused a national public uproar in 1964 by lifting which of his pets by their ears on the White House lawn?