Chapter 1
Quirky beginnings of a new nation
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Chapter 2
White House pets and presidential antics
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Chapter 3
Bizarre inventions and industrial oddities
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Chapter 4
Pop culture fads and historical hysteria
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Two centuries of American quirks
Ch 2 · White House pets and presidential antics
dave White House Pets
Coolidge got a gift for his Thanksgiving spread, A raccoon named Rebecca, he walked her instead!
Fun Fact
Presidential sleepwalking: President Ulysses S. Grant was known to sleepwalk, once wandering out of his hotel room completely naked before being escorted back.
Glossary
pet (noun)
A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure. President Theodore Roosevelt kept numerous unusual animals at the White House, including a friendly badger named Josiah.
A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure. President Theodore Roosevelt kept numerous unusual animals at the White House, including a friendly badger named Josiah.
Quiz
What was the name of Calvin Coolidge's famous pet raccoon, originally sent to the White House to be eaten?
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Which president is credited with skinny-dipping in the Potomac River every morning at 5 AM?
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What did President William Howard Taft keep on the White House lawn to mow the grass and provide milk?