Almost all the Presidents had some pets. Millie, President George HW Bush’s dog, actually had a best selling book. It earned $889,176 in book royalties. Some Presidents even mention some animals in quotes:
[blockquote cite=”Harry Truman”]If you want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”Abraham Lincoln”]I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not better for it. [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”Dwight Eisenhower”]What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog. [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”Bill Clinton”]Sometimes I feel like a fire hydrant looking at a pack of dogs. [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”Barack Obama”]A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me. [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”John Quincy Adams”]Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”Woodrow Wilson”]If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”George HW Bush”]My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos. (Talking about Bill Clinton and Al Gore) [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”Richard Nixon”]And our little girl – Trica, the 6-year old – named it Checkers. And you know, the kids, like all kids, love the dog and I just want to say this right now, that regardless of what they say about it, we’re gonna keep it. (from his famous “Checker’s Speech” September 23, 1952) [/blockquote]
[blockquote cite=”Jimmy Carter”]I was fishing one afternoon…and a rabbit was being chased by hounds…he jumped in the water and swam toward my boat. When he got almost there, I splashed some water with a paddle. (his response to the famous “Killer Rabbit” “attack” while he was fishing in a boat) [/blockquote]
