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Book: White House Dogs/ Presidential Pooches
Author: Michael Burgan
ISBN: 978-0-02-203169-5 978-0-02-202830-5
Introduction
1. Dogs are the most popular presidential pets.
2. Cows, mice, goats, and birds have been kept as pets in the White House.
3. Yes, when they play with their dogs, it makes the president seem likeable.
Chapter 1: The First Presidential Dogs/ The First Presidential Pooches
4. James Monroe was the first president to take his dog to the White House.
5. (A) His dog was a spaniel.
6. Mrs. Taylor’s dog (President Taylor’s wife) had obedience problems in the White House.
7. The name of the first famous White House dog was Lara.
8. Lara belonged to President James Buchanan.
9. Fido was the first presidential dog to have his photo taken.
10. Fido belonged to President Abraham Lincoln.
11. “Faithful” was the name of President Ulysses S. Grant’s dog.
12. “Veto” was the name of President James A. Garfield’s dog.
13. Veto was his name because President Garfield often vetoed, or rejected, new laws that Congress tried to pass.
14. President Benjamin Harrison built a doghouse for his dog.
15. Dash was the name of President Harrison’s dog.
Chapter 2: White House Dogs, 1900-1950/ Famous First Dogs, 1900-1950
16. President Theodore Roosevelt was believed to have turned the White House into a zoo.
17. President Roosevelt kept horses, guinea pigs, cats, rats, roosters, snakes, and a lizard as pets.
18. President Roosevelt’s most unpopular pet was a dog-named Pete.
19. Roosevelt’s favorite dog’s name was “Skip.”
20. The dog buried behind the White House was named “Blackjack.”
21. Laddie Boy sat in its own hand carved chair.
22. Laddie Boy belonged to President Warren G. Harding.
23. President Calvin Coolidge had many dogs. Their names were: Prudence Prim, Ruby Rough, Bessie, and Rob Roy.
24. King Tut was President Hoover’s dog’s name.
25. The most famous president dog was named “Fala.”
26. Fala had her own aide to open fan mail.
27. The White House made “Fala” an honorary soldier, so anyone sending a $1 can make their dogs honorary soldiers too.
28. Fala is the dog honored with a statue at the FDR memorial in Washington D.C.
Chapter 3: More Presidential Dogs/ Recent Presidential Dogs
29. President John F. Kennedy’s dog’s name was “Charlie.”
30. President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dog’s name was “Yuki.”
31. President George Bush owned the first presidential dog to write a book.
32. President George Bush’s dog’s name was Millie.
33. President Bill Clinton’s dog’s name was Buddy.
34. President George W. Bush’s dog’s name was Spot.
35. Spot is the only dog to have lived in the White House with two owners.
36. Barney is the only dog to have starred in several Internet movies.
Book: White House Dogs/ Presidential Pooches
Author: Michael Burgan
ISBN: 978-0-02-203169-5 978-0-02-202830-5
Introduction
1. Dogs are the most popular presidential pets.
2. Cows, mice, goats, and birds have been kept as pets in the White House.
3. Yes, when they play with their dogs, it makes the president seem likeable.
Chapter 1: The First Presidential Dogs/ The First Presidential Pooches
4. James Monroe was the first president to take his dog to the White House.
5. (A) His dog was a spaniel.
6. Mrs. Taylor’s dog (President Taylor’s wife) had obedience problems in the White House.
7. The name of the first famous White House dog was Lara.
8. Lara belonged to President James Buchanan.
9. Fido was the first presidential dog to have his photo taken.
10. Fido belonged to President Abraham Lincoln.
11. “Faithful” was the name of President Ulysses S. Grant’s dog.
12. “Veto” was the name of President James A. Garfield’s dog.
13. Veto was his name because President Garfield often vetoed, or rejected, new laws that Congress tried to pass.
14. President Benjamin Harrison built a doghouse for his dog.
15. Dash was the name of President Harrison’s dog.
Chapter 2: White House Dogs, 1900-1950/ Famous First Dogs, 1900-1950
16. President Theodore Roosevelt was believed to have turned the White House into a zoo.
17. President Roosevelt kept horses, guinea pigs, cats, rats, roosters, snakes, and a lizard as pets.
18. President Roosevelt’s most unpopular pet was a dog-named Pete.
19. Roosevelt’s favorite dog’s name was “Skip.”
20. The dog buried behind the White House was named “Blackjack.”
21. Laddie Boy sat in its own hand carved chair.
22. Laddie Boy belonged to President Warren G. Harding.
23. President Calvin Coolidge had many dogs. Their names were: Prudence Prim, Ruby Rough, Bessie, and Rob Roy.
24. King Tut was President Hoover’s dog’s name.
25. The most famous president dog was named “Fala.”
26. Fala had her own aide to open fan mail.
27. The White House made “Fala” an honorary soldier, so anyone sending a $1 can make their dogs honorary soldiers too.
28. Fala is the dog honored with a statue at the FDR memorial in Washington D.C.
Chapter 3: More Presidential Dogs/ Recent Presidential Dogs
29. President John F. Kennedy’s dog’s name was “Charlie.”
30. President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dog’s name was “Yuki.”
31. President George Bush owned the first presidential dog to write a book.
32. President George Bush’s dog’s name was Millie.
33. President Bill Clinton’s dog’s name was Buddy.
34. President George W. Bush’s dog’s name was Spot.
35. Spot is the only dog to have lived in the White House with two owners.
36. Barney is the only dog to have starred in several Internet movies.
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