White House Wednesdays

White House Pets Live In Style — Vote for Your Favorite! November 6, 2012 | By Zoë Gowen | Comments (4) Red elephant? Or blue donkey? Who could choose between two animals? We can’t. So on Election Day 2012, we’re leaving electoral votes and margin of error reporting to CNN. Instead, we chatted with Dallas-native and… Read More


Well, the 2012 presidential debates are over, and what did not come up for discussion are their pets!  Some presidents have addressed them, however, in their campaigns, and one of the most notable occasions was certainly President Nixon and his cocker spaniel.  Nixon was the vice presidential candidate on the 1952 ticket (under Dwight D. Eisenhower)… Read More


Above – President George W. Bush’s pets: Barney, Miss Beazley and India the cat pose for the cover of a cookbook presented to Mrs. Bush on her birthday by her staff.   White House Sweet Dough Butter Cookies From the Obamas 2011 Halloween Treats Last year at the White House each child that passed through… Read More


At the White House, it is not just people that get into the act… we wanted to look back at our most favorite costumes of the First Pets from the White House and the Vice President’s Residence. Vice President Dick Cheney’s Labrador retrievers Jackson, left, and Dave, right, prepare for Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007,… Read More