Fala (dog)
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Fala, a Scottish Terrier, was the dog of United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets, Fala was taken to many places by Roosevelt. Given to the Roosevelts by
Roosevelt with Fala (August 8, 1940)
Fala's silver-and-leather collar
Roosevelt and Fala in the White House study (December 20, 1941)
Eleanor Roosevelt walking Fala (1947)
Most United States presidents have kept pets while in office, or pets have been part of their families. Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump did not have any presidential pets while in
Fala (dog)
…Fala (April 7, 1940 – April 5, 1952), a Scottish Terrier, was the dog of United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets, Fala was taken to many places by Roosevelt. Given to the Roosevelts by a cousin, Fala knew how to perform tricks; the dog and his White House antics…
Socks at the White House Press Briefing Room lectern in 1993
Grace Coolidge with Laddie Boy, an Airedale Terrier, and Rob Roy, a white Collie
Barney, India, and Miss Beazley, three pets of the George W. Bush White House
Portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton by John Faed shows Washington on his horse Blueskin