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In Honor Of First Cat Willow Biden, Lets Take A Trip Down Memory Lane: Politicians And Their Pets

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    Here's Willow

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    By now, everyone should be familiar with Willow Biden. She made a big splash when she joined her family at the White House, and has been featured on the White House twitter account a few times since, as they joke about her watching over her brother Commander. President Biden actually promised fellow Democrat Rick Telesz that he would adopt a cat should he become President. Willow isn't the first White House cat though. There have been a long line of felines before her, like this next one on our list! 

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    Everyone Meet Socks

    Cat - CENTON GORE YEAR

    Socks was President Bill Clinton's cat during his time in the White House. He was actually found as a stray, and then adopted by the Clintons, and when they first got to the White House he was their only pet. Since President Clinton's administration was in power during the early internet days, they were trying to find a fun way to draw people to the White House website. So, they made a kids version of the site using Socks as the mascot. After the Clinton's left office however, Socks went to live with one of the family's secretaries, since he kept getting into arguments with the family's new dog! 

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    The Reagans Had Two Cats, Cleo and Sara

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    Nixon's Famous Dog Checkers Passed Before He Won The Presidency

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    Caroline Kennedy's Pet Pony Was Named Macaroni

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    Wilson Used Sheep To Mow The Lawn During The War

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    George W Bush Had Two Dogs, And A Troublemaking Cat Named India

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    President Bush, Millie, And Six Of Her Puppies

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    Taft Owned The Last White House Cow, A Holstein Named Pauline Wayne

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    Socks Wants Your Attention

    Cat - HITE HOUSE

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