20 Photos of U.S. Presidents With Their Dogs That Will Make You Smile
On 2/18/21 at 7:00 PM EST
Over the years, the White House has been home to countless presidential dogs. Its current residents are Champ and Major, who joined President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., last month. Very few presidents have not had a dog while in office—Donald Trump was the first president in nearly 130 years to lack a canine companion.
The first dogs have often made headlines and won over the hearts of the nation, with Laddie Boy, the dog of Warren G. Harding, considered the first celebrity presidential dog. Other famous dogs have included Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog Fala, who accompanied him to Pearl Harbor, and Bill Clinton's Buddy, who famously feuded with Socks the cat.