Sasha and Malia," Obama said in his victory speech at Chicago's Grant Park, "I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."
Harry Truman once said, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” But presidents have kept an unusual assortment of animals other than dogs and cats, according to CNN this morning. Thomas Jefferson kept two grizzly bears in a cage on the White House lawn, while John Quincy Adams is said to have let his alligator use a bathtub inside. Calvin Coolidge walked his raccoons on a leash. Theodore Roosevelt's sons escorted their pet pony onto the White House elevator to cheer up a sick sibling. And perhaps the strangest of all: Martin Van Buren briefly owned two tiger cubs, a gift from the Sultan of Oman. Some of us remember Nixon’s Checkers speech and Lyndon Johnson lifting his beagles by their ears. I wonder what kind of dog the Obama girls will have--a Bichon maybe?
No comments:
Post a Comment