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Rayne Dear 🏳️🌈 :
What about Alice Roosevelt's pet snake, Emily Spinach?
2026-07-01 15:47:34
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madi 🩷 :
Benjamin Harrison also had presidential pet possums: Reciprocity and Protection!
2026-07-04 09:55:39
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Jacqueline In January :
No mention of Emily Spinach??
2026-07-03 17:23:24
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TXViQueen :
And DJT has a Miller
2026-07-03 20:00:29
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scottie_le :
And we have the first administration in over 157 years that hasn’t had a pet at the White House. Twice.
2026-07-04 21:34:59
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Haley of the Valley :
The Roosevelt’s would have a badger omg
2026-07-04 17:48:03
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H :
A badger a possum and a raccoon walk into the White House…
2026-07-04 13:57:11
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klb :
Weirdest… or BEST
2026-07-04 18:24:41
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Donvan Gervais Neighbors :
no mention of the cussing parrot?
2026-07-04 17:20:33
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Marveya :
I was waiting for Alice Roosevelt’s pet snake, Emily Spinach
2026-07-04 16:03:45
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Bee :
this is the kind of whimsy i want
2026-07-05 02:22:45
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Renee Phillips :
and now look at this shit going on 😳
2026-07-01 17:35:19
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Marli :
We’ve never been a very serious people 😂
2026-07-02 00:05:29
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Farmgirl :
Opossums are the best little guys! I don't understand why people don't like them!! ❤️😍🥰
2026-07-01 17:43:04
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Zoggerz3 :
John Quincy Adam’s kept his alligator in the White House which is amazing
2026-07-04 16:10:17
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✈️USS Nimitz🚢 :
Ty PBS for always teaching me somthing I didn’t know 🥹
2026-07-01 17:42:29
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Charlie :
The New York Historical had an exhibit on this.
2026-07-12 17:38:25
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Paris Labeja :
The poor badger looks exhausted
2026-07-01 14:40:41
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Caressa (Trenity) :
So racoons have always been adorable to humans lol 🥰
2026-07-01 14:20:19
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Sophia 🪷 :
Where is the alligator
2026-07-04 01:27:29
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aFarmingArtist :
a pic Caroline and Macaroni inspired Neil Diamond to write the song Sweet Caroline
2026-07-04 14:38:34
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Durano78 :
....a possum and a racoon, really?
2026-07-04 04:10:12
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Kraven :
I thought Hoover’s possum was named BENJAMIN
2026-07-04 15:22:33
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Lace :
why not Teddy's Bear?
2026-07-01 21:20:41
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jay 🐝 :
Of course Taft had a cow as a pet
2026-07-04 18:00:16
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