Tag: Presidents Day
Presidential Cats at The White House
The story of Presidential Cats at the White House goes back over 100 years. Even though President Clinton’s cat, Socks, is probably the most famous cat that lived in the White House, being nicknamed Chief Executive Cat. President Abraham Lincoln was the first President to bring cats to the White House. And most likely, Lincoln…
Presidential Cats: Who would your cat be?
Presidential Cats: Who would your cat be? Today is President’s Day, and Paws wonders if my cats could be President of the United States, who would they be? Linus, no doubt, would be President Clinton. He’s a cat about town, super friendly, and can wind you around his heart. He’s handsome and entertaining. Sound like…
Siam was the first Presidential Siamese Cat
Presidential Cat Siam became the first Siamese Cat to live at the White House. Siam was also the first Siamese Cats to come to the United States. Siam arrived early in 1879. A diplomat in Thailand learned the First Lady was fond of cats, he sent her and President Rutherford B. Hayes, the cat as…
From Lincoln to Reagan and Clinton, cats have lived with their humans at the White House
Eleven cats have inhabited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with their President humans. President Lincoln was the first to have a cat. According to the website, http://www.nps.gov/abli/planyourvisit/lincoln-pets.htm, “Abraham Lincoln loved cats and could play with them for hours. When asked if her husband had a hobby, Mary Todd Lincoln replied, “cats.” President Lincoln visited General Grant at…
Repost: Cat Stanley salutes First Felines
CATalyst Council’s “Spokescat,” CAT Stanley, Salutes the Felines who have Inhabited 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. I liked this article so much that I requested to re-post it. The original version is posted on the Catalyst Council’s website. (THE COMFY SOFA, My House, Annapolis, Maryland) February 20, 2012—The only thing that surprises me about the cats that…
