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Angora - William McKinley |
When
First Lady Ida Mckinley's Angora cat gave birth to four kittens
she named them after prominent people of the day, including the
governor of Cuba and the Spanish ambassador. When war broke out
with Spain during the McKinley administration, she ordered the
cats drowned. |
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Siamese - Jimmy Carter
- George W. Bush |
Amy Carter, the president's daughter,
had one of the most unusual names for a cat - Misty Malarky Ying
Yang.
George W. Bush - India
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Siamese - Gerald Ford |
Chan
- owned by daughter Susan |
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Siamese - Rutherford
Hayes |
David
Sickels at the U. S. consul in Siam sent Mrs. Lucy Hayes a gift
of a Siamese cat, the first ever to arrive in the United States.
The name of the cat - Miss Pussy - was changed by the First Lady
to Siam. |
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Unknown Breeds - Calvin Coolidge |
Blackie
- Tiger - Bounder.
On one occasion Tiger ran way from the White House but was quickly
found when the president sent out an appeal over the radio for
his return. Tiger however left a second time and never returned. |
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Unknown Breeds - John
Kennedy |
Tom
Kitten.
Short lived at the White House because of the president's allergies.
Sent to live with a secretary who re-named him Tom Terrific. |
