From Hyenas to Opossums: A White House Menagerie

Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 783, Segment 3

Dec 11, 2020 • 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

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