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From Hyenas to Opossums: A White House Menagerie
Constant Wonder
Kosher Meat War & Presidential Pets
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