Which president had a cat named Socks?

President Bill Clinton
President Bill Clinton
He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992, and as attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton became known as a New Democrat, as many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy.
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(1993-2001) owned two pets, a cat named Socks and a dog named Buddy.
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Did Bill Clinton have a cat named Socks?

Socks Clinton ( c. 1989 – February 20, 2009) was the pet cat of U.S. President Bill Clinton's family during his presidency.
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Is Socks the cat still alive?

Socks was euthanized on February 20, 2009, in Hollywood, Maryland. He had cancer in his jaw.
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Which president had a cat?

Bill Clinton moved into the White House with Socks, a tuxedo cat, who in 1991 was reported to have jumped into the arms of Chelsea Clinton after piano lessons while the Clintons were living in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was later joined in 1997 by Buddy, a Labrador Retriever, during Clinton's second term.
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Which US president had a cat named slippers?

President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

Teddy Roosevelt had an impressive collection of White House pets, including a six-toed cat named Slippers, and Tom Quartz, named for a fictional feline in Mark Twain's Roughing It.
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Buddy the Dog



What famous figure once had a pet cat named All Ball?

Koko refused to play with it and kept signing “sad.” So on Koko's birthday last July, she was allowed to choose a kitten from among several in a litter. She named the gray-and-white kitten “All Ball” as a joke, Cohn said.
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Who is the most famous cat?

1. Garfield. A much-loved cat character that loved food and hated Mondays. Garfield was born in an Italian restaurant and has a well-documented love for eating lasagna, he had a particular love for lasagne and he was a well-known character on TV, films and comics.
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Which president had a raccoon?

Spring 1999: More Presidential Pets

President Coolidge's favorite pet was a raccoon named Rebecca; he built a special house for her, visited her every day, and walked her around the White House on a leash.
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What president had a pet alligator?

John Quincy Adams. According to legend, John Quincy Adams kept an alligator in the White House for several months. The uncommon pet, a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette, took up residence in the unfinished East Room bathroom.
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Which president had a pet tiger?

Tiger (Tige) – Blacky and I were the first of the Coolidge cats to live in the White House. President Coolidge liked to wear me around his neck. I loved to explore, and the first time that I escaped, I went all the way to the Lincoln memorial!
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Did Bill Clinton have a dog?

Buddy Clinton (August 7, 1997 – January 2, 2002), a male chocolate-colored Labrador Retriever, was one of two pets kept by the Clinton family while Bill Clinton was President of the United States. The Clintons' other pet was a cat named Socks.
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What pets did Woodrow Wilson have?

However, Wilson had several pets in his lifetime. While he resided in the White House, he had his ram, some sheep, two dogs, songbirds, and last but not least – two cats, named Mittens and Puffins.
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What breed of dog Did Ronald Reagan have?

Rex (December 16, 1984 – August 31, 1998) was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owned by Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy during his term as President of the United States.
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What unusual animal did president Calvin Coolidge and his wife keep as a pet?

Rebecca was a raccoon kept as a pet by US president Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge.
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Was there an alligator in the White House?

Did you know President John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator? He kept it in a bathtub in the East Room of the White House. But President Adams wasn't the only commander-in-chief with an unusual pet.
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What president had a hippo?

Billy, or William Johnson Hippopotamus, (Before 1927 – October 11, 1955) was a pygmy hippopotamus given to U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Captured in Liberia, he was given to Coolidge by Harvey Samuel Firestone in 1927.
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Which president had a pet lion?

President Theodore Roosevelt and family were prolific pet owners and animal lovers.
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Which president had a pet elephant?

PARTY ANIMALS

Some of the more unusual U.S. presidential pets have been gifts from other world leaders. James Buchanan, the 15th president, received a herd of elephants from the King of Siam (now called Thailand).
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Which president had a dog?

Ronald Reagan owned a Bouvier des Flandres called Lucky, and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Rex. He also had four other dogs that lived on his ranch. — a Golden Retriever, Irish Setter, Belgian Sheepdog, and Siberian Husky.
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Which president had the weirdest pet?

William Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt each had a rooster, but Roosevelt's only had one leg. Roosevelt for sure wins the contest of the oddest presidential pets in the White House. He had close to 40 animals with entertaining names, like the ones for his guinea pigs: Admiral Dewey, Bishop Doane, Dr.
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Who is world's cutest cat?

Top 10 Cutest Cat Breeds in the World
  1. Bengal. Bengal got its name from the Asian leopard cat's with a scientific name of Felis bengalen. ...
  2. Munchkin. The dwarf appearance of this lovely feline makes them attractive. ...
  3. American Curl. ...
  4. Maine Coon. ...
  5. Siamese. ...
  6. Siberian. ...
  7. Ragdoll. ...
  8. Turkish Angora.
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What are badass names for cats?

Badass Grey Cat Names
  • Smokey.
  • Blade.
  • Pepper.
  • Stone.
  • Wolf.
  • Tornado.
  • Hurricane.
  • Dark Moon.
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