Presidential Pets in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Want a name with pedigree? How about pets who have trotted through the halls of the White House? Who comes up with better names - Democrat Presidents or Republican Presidents?  You be the judge!

Democrats

 

clinton_socks2Bill Clinton, 1993 to 2001. VP: AL Gore

                      • Socks, cat (pictured).
                      • Buddy, brown labrador.
                      • Daisy (also called Inspector Turnip), Al Gore's dog.
                      • Shiloh, Al Gore's black labrador. Interestingly, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie called their baby daughter Shiloh Nouvel in May 2006.  For further comment please refer to Betsy's Page.
                      • Coconut, Al Gore's white poodle. No celebrity child has been given this name......yet.

Jimmy Carter, 1977 to 1981. VP: Walter Mondale

      • Grits, dog.
      • Misty Malarky Ying Yang, siamese cat and longest pet name in White House history.

Lyndon Johnson, 1963 to 1969. VP: Hubert Humphrey

      • Beagle, dog.
      • Little Beagle, dog.
      • Him and Her, beagles.
      • Blanco, white collie.
      • Yuki, dog.

John Kennedy, 1961 to 1963. VP: Lyndon Johnson

      • Charlie, welsh terrier.
      • Tom Kitten, cat.
      • Robin, canary.
      • Bluebell and Marybelle, birds.
      • Macaroni, pony.
      • Tex, pony
      • Leprechaun, pony.
      • Debbie, hamster.
      • Billie, hamster.
      • Pushinka, dog. Presented to Kennedy by Soviet Leader Krushchev, this puppy was one of the offspring of a dog from the Soviet space program.  For more outer space names please refer to the Pets in Space page.
      • Shannon, cocker spaniel.
      • Wolf, dog.
      • Clipper, german shepherd.
      • Butterfly, dog
      • White Tips, dog.
      • Blackie, dog.
      • Streaker, dog.
      • Zsa Zsa, rabbit.
      • Sardar, horse.

 

Harry Truman, 1945 to 1953. VP: Alben Barkley

      • Feller, cocker spaniel.
      • Mike, irish setter.

 

Franklin Roosevelt, 1933 to 1945. VPs: John Garner, Henry Wallace and Harry Truman

      • Major, german shepherd.
      • Meggie, scottish terrier.
      • Winks, setter.
      • Tiny, english sheepdog.
      • President, great dane.
      • Faithful, dog.
      • Fala, scottish terrier.
      • Blazer, dog.

 

Woodrow Wilson, 1913 to 1921. VP: Thomas Marshall

      • Old Ike, ram.
      • Puffins, cat.
      • Mountain Boy, greyhound.
      • Bruce, terrier.

 

Can the Republicans do better?

 

Want to see some more cool and unusual pet names? Have a look at the rest of this pet names website.

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