Happy Presidents' Day!

First of all, I'd like to apologize for not blogging for almost a week now. My mommies were a little under the weather last week, and I was busy taking care of them. Thanks to my die-hard fans who reminded me that I need to be more diligent in my blogging.

In honor of Presidents' Day, I thought I would share a bit about pets in the White House. The first felines in the White House were two tiger cubs during the Martin Van Buren administration (they were soon given to the zoo). Rutherford B. Hayes owned the first domesticated house cats, including four kittens and a pair of Siamese cats, in fact the first to reside in the United States. My personal favorite presidential cat is Socks, who resided in the White House with Bill Clinton. Here is a picture of Socks:
Other Presidents with feline friends include: Carter (Misty Malarky Ying Yang), Ford (Shan), and Kennedy. It's a shame that just five cats (we don't acknowledge the current cat in the WH, but I will say the Gores don't have a cat) have occupied the White House in the last 50 years. I think presidents would be a lot more effective with feline advisors.