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Nearly every president kept a pet in the White House - here's a look at all of America's first pets

Nearly every president kept a pet in the White House - here's a look at all of America's first pets
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US President John F. Kennedy walks with his daughter Caroline, as she leads her pony from the West Wing Colonnade to the South Lawn.    John F Kennedy Presidential library

President Obama's Portuguese water dogs, "Bo" and "Sunny," are just the latest "first pets" to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

In fact, nearly every commander in chief has kept a pet during their term.

America's first families have shared their quarters with an impressive menagerie of animals, from snakes to ponies to sheep.

In honor of Presidents' Day, here is a list of the presidents' "first pets."

Pets are in chronological order of each presidents' term, beginning with President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901.

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