
From Hyenas to Opossums: A White House Menagerie
Constant Wonder - Radio Archive, Episode 783 , Segment 3
Episode: Kosher Meat War & Presidential Pets
- Dec 11, 2020 8:00 pm
- 17:24 mins
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