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White House Pets - Laddie Boy

Laddie Boy was an airedale terrier owned by President Warren G. Harding and was a celebrity during his administration. Laddie Boy had his own hand carved chair to sit in during cabinet meetings. The White House held birthday parties for the dog, invited other neighborhood dogs to join, and served them dog biscuit cake.

Newspapers published mock interviews with the dog. Purportedly, the dog howled constantly the 3 days prior to the President's death at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, knowing of his master's imminent demise. In memorial of President Harding, newsboys collected 19,134 pennies to be remelted and sculpted into a statue of Laddie Boy.

This news arrived on: 03/19/2007

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