President Calvin Coolidge ,who served 1923-1929, kept two pet raccoons in the White House that he would walk or carry around the grounds. His wife, Grace, may have been the actual owner of the raccoons. Their names were reported to be Rebecca and Horace.
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Opossums or simply 'possums' are a kind of marsupials that are quite common in the Western Hemisphere. They can grow as big as a domestic cat and are generally omnivores. The US president who had this curious animal as a pet was Benjamin Harrison, who had a couple of opossums, called Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection, living under his wing.
President Coolidge had a pet raccoon that enjoyed playing in the bathtub and taking photos with the First Lady.
Calvin Coolidge had two pet raccoons.
Calvin Coolidge was somewhat of an eccentric. It is said he had one or two pet raccoons when he was in the White House.
It was President Benjamin Harrison who had pet possums. Harrison served as the 23rd President of the U.S., from 1889 to 1893.
Yes he had parrot , two Angora cats and roosters.
Thomas Jefferson and Grover Cleveland reportedly kept pet mockingbirds.