Being president of the United States is a stressful job, but many presidents have likely benefited from having pets at the White House.
The presidential pets of the White House
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President Abraham Lincoln's son Tad rides one of his horses.
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President Theodore Roosevelt's eldest son, Teddy Jr., holds his macaw, Eli.
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President William Howard Taft's pet cow, Pauline, stands on the lawn of the State, War and Navy Building in Washington.
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President Woodrow Wilson's sheep are seen grazing on the South Lawn. Instead of using groundskeepers to cut the grass, the sheep grazed on the White House lawns.
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President Warren G. Harding and his dog Laddie are photographed in front of the White House.
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President Calvin Coolidge's wife, Grace, holds her pet raccoon, Rebecca.
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President Herbert Hoover poses with his dog, King Tut.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt drives in his convertible with his dog Fala.
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First lady Mamie Eisenhower and her granddaughter Barbara Anne Eisenhower stand with the family pet, Heidi, outside the White House.
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President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with their guests and their daughter's ponies, Macaroni and Tex, outside the White House in 1962.
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President Lyndon Johnson sings with dog Yuki while his grandson, Patrick, watches at the LBJ Ranch in 1968.
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President Richard Nixon, his wife and two daughters play with their pet cocker spaniel Checkers on the beach at Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 1953.
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President Gerald Ford relaxes with his dog Liberty in the Oval Office in 1975.
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President Jimmy Carter's daughter, Amy, holds her Siamese cat Misty Malarky Ying Yang.
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First lady Nancy Reagan cradles an early Christmas present, a King Charles spaniel named Rex, as she and President Reagan stroll along the South Lawn of the White House in 1985.
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President George H.W. Bush walks on the South Lawn of the White House, followed by his dog Millie and her puppies. In 1989, Millie gave birth to a litter of six puppies, including Spot, who later returned to the White House with President George W. Bush.
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President Bill Clinton walks with the family cat, Socks, as he arrives back at the White House in 1993 after a speech.
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First lady Laura Bush and President George W. Bush are joined by their dogs Spot and Barney as they walk from Marine One to the White House on September 30, 2001.
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President Barack Obama -- like other presidents before him -- likely benefited from having dogs Bo and Sunny at the White House.
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Although President Donald Trump does not have a pet in the White House, Vice President Mike Pence has carried on the longstanding tradition of executive branch pets. The second family has a dog, two cats and a bunny. Click through to see other presidential pets.
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