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Was it a White House or a zoo?

July 15, 2022 Squirrels at the Door

Two president’s pets practically turned the White House into a zoo. President Kennedy’s menagerie President John Kennedy’s children Caroline and…

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Posted in: Articles, Newsletter, Pets, White House Filed under: history, pets, president john kennedy, president theodore roossevelt, squirrels at the door, white house

Pupniks!

July 13, 2022 Squirrels at the Door

During President John Kennedy’s time in the White House, the Russian premier was Nikita Khrushchev. Imagine a Russian leader similar…

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Posted in: Articles, Pets, White House Filed under: caroline kennedy, history, newsletter, nikita khrushchev, president john kennedy, pupniks, pushinka, russia, soviet union, squirrels at the door, strelka

Make Mine Turkey

July 1, 2022 Squirrels at the Door

Unlike President Coolidge, President Lincoln received a live turkey for the family’s Christmas dinner (Thanksgiving wasn’t a holiday yet–President Lincoln…

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Posted in: Articles, Newsletter, Pets, Thanksgiving, White House Filed under: abraham lincoln, history, Jack the turkey, squirrels at the door, tad lincoln, thanksgiving, white house

What’s for Dinner?

June 22, 2022 Squirrels at the Door

It was the custom to send gifts of food for the president’s Thanksgiving meal. President Calvin Coolidge (whose pet was Blacky…

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Posted in: Articles, Pets, Thanksgiving, White House Filed under: calvin coolidge, history, pets, presidents, Raccoon, Rebecca the raccoon, squirrels at the door, thanksgiving, white house

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