When the Clintons were in the White House, their cat, Socks, had a thriving fan club for eight years. You could even take a virtual tour of the White House with Socks as your guide and have a color photo “pawgraphed” by Socks mailed to your home.
It wasn’t until the scandal involving Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky surfaced that Buddy, the couple’s frisky Labrador retriever, took center stage. If Hillary and Chelsea Clinton weren’t always up to welcoming the beleaguered president back to the White House or walking him to the helipad, there was faithful Buddy, looking adorable and, well, faithful.
The same happened with George W. Bush when criticism over the Iraq war mounted. There was cute Barney, a Scottish terrier, held aloft in the president’s arms when he waved to the press corps or dawdling along on the lawn as Bush walked to the helipad. Soon, Barney was joined by Miss Beazly, a Scottish terrier puppy given to Laura Bush by her husband for her birthday.
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