From Hyenas to Opossums: A White House MenagerieConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1154, Segment 3
Aug 30, 2021 • 18m
Harrison had opossums; Coolidge had a bobcat and raccoons. And Teddy Roosevelt had just about everything. Besides companionship, First Pets play an important role in politics: they both humanize the President and sometimes make for good diplomacy.
Guest: Andrew Hager, Historian-in-Residence at the Presidential Pet Museum