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What president kept a mockingbird for a pet?
Thomas Jefferson
Which president had a mockingbird called Dick?
Thomas Jefferson and Grover Cleveland reportedly kept pet mockingbirds.
What did President Jefferson keep as a pet while he lived in the White House?
mockingbird
What are the best facts about Thomas Jefferson?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence, bought washington, oregon, idaho, and louisiana, was vice president from 1796-1800, president from 1800-1808 and had a pet mockingbird named Dick.
Which president gave his pet mockingbird free rein of the indoor air space?
Thomas Jefferson had a Mockingbird named Dick. Dick was famous for saying "Wanna bath" and "More 'oap, more oap!" Thomas Jefferson even took Dick to France when he was ambassador. When Mr. Jefferson was President, Dignitaries often met Dick before they met the President. Usually I have extensive footnotes for these answers but I can't footnote this one. Peter O'Lalor
Did Thomas Jefferson have a mocking bird in the White House?
Thomas Jefferson had a pet mockingbird named "Dick" which he kept in the White House study. The bird often rode on Jefferson's shoulder and was trained to take small bites of food held between Jefferson's lips at mealtime!
Who let his pet mockingbird free in the White House?
Thomas Jefferson had a pet mockingbird. Some say he even let it ride on his shoulder.
What is Thomas Jefferson's pet mockingbird name?
The name of his bird was Dick and is the only one mentioned by him in his diary in 1806. [I too, remember Dick being written about. Dick was famous for saying, "wanna towel, wanna bath, and more 'oap?" Dick was a Mockingbird; a constant companion, even when ambassador to France, Dick traveled with T. Jefferson. When President, Dick was well known to visitors.]
Which president had pet grizzlies?
Theodore Roosevelt had a pet bear named Jonathan Edwards that was a gift from Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino. However, it is important to note that while Jonathan Edwards was a bear, it was not a grizzly bear. Grizzly bears are native to North America and are much larger and more aggressive than the type of bear Roosevelt had as a pet.
Who had a pet raccoon in the White House?
Calvin Coolidge had a couple pet raccoons while he was president.
Who was the first President to have an animal in the White House?
George Washington was the first to have an animal in the white house. He had many stallions. But the first president to have an animal in the white house as a member of the family was James Monroe, who had one nameless Spaniel.
Which president for exercise he rode an electric bucking horse in the White House and walked his pet raccoon on a leash?
President Calvin Coolidge had pet raccoons in the White House.
