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When asked if her husband had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln reportedly said, “cats”. President Lincoln welcomed stray cats to the White House. During the darkest days of the Civil War, the company of his cats helped sustain him. He rescued three orphaned kittens at General Grant’s headquarters in Virginia. So the next time you do something nice for a cat, you are following in the footsteps of one of the greatest American Presidents.
By Nicolas Suzor from Brisbane, Australia – Kittens!
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Of course Lincoln wasn’t the only President who loved his pets. President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge kept cats, dogs, and even a pet raccoon. Grace Coolidge posed for her official portrait with her dog. Should Presidential families include their pets in portraits more often?
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I really admire those people who chose to continue in giving love and attention to their pets despite of their busy schedule because their duties & responsibilities. And of course, pets should be in the portraits because they are part of the family too. 🙂
I never knew this, great post! I love that he took in strays, very cool!
I love cats also and always have. If they want to include their pets in portraits I think they should.
Great article!! As if Lincoln couldn’t get any cooler, the man took in strays! 🙂
How cool was Lincoln?! I’d love to see more pets in presidential pictures.
Nice ! but i love cats more than dogs 🙂
What an insightful post! I had no idea! 🙂
love cats <3
Interesting post. I didn’t know that about presidents and pets, although it is a bit logic. Presidents are eventually people, and definitely one who treats animals well can be entrusted to treat his people well.
Yes, I think that Presidents should have their pets in at least one portrait.
It’s great that Lincoln rescued strays.
What a great post! What a cute little kitten. Thanks for sharing!
It never ceases to amaze me how important animals are to us as human beings. Past present and most positively hopefully the future. Very interesting read 🙂
Everyone loves cats! I love Lincoln now haha
what a cuete kitten
Great post, thank you! I didn’t know any of that.
This is such a great post. I’m always fascinated by this things.
Had no idea Lincoln loved cats as much as he did. Such a fun bit of history. Thanks for sharing.
That’s very interesting! I rescued my kitten, Bella, 9 months ago. <3
Thanks for the post! I didn’t know this about President Lincoln.
I love a back story or just interesting facts. Thanks!
I find it interesting how we now expect our President to have a dog. Can’t remember one recently that had a cat… wonder if President Trump will get a dog or does he have one already? Wait and see.
This info about pets and presidents was so informative.. I plan on sharing it with my grandchildren.. thank you…
I think it’s always fun to learn about White House First Families. It’s neat to learn which families kept cats or dogs as their pets!
This post just gave me another reason to admire Abraham Lincoln.
I know! President Lincoln rescued orphaned kittens and took them from the edge of the battlefield to the White House :). Those kittens picked a good human.
That is really interesting trivia. I love cats and it cracks me up that there have been cats in the White House.
I love cats! I wonder what pets the new president will have.
Interesting post…I learned something new thx!
Great read thanks for that
Very interesting, nice little tidbits I did not know.
Why shouldn’t the President have pets? Pets lower stress and help keep people healthier. Also, I think that whether a person has pets says a lot about them.
very nice post. thanks a lot for sharing.
Makes sense that presidents have pets. Pets calm people and help them relax!
I love your love for cats
Awesome
A presidential raccoon, that is hilarious. I bet the furry friends can offer a support/love that is difficult if not impossible for a president to find elsewhere.
this is something that i did not know about Lincoln i have 3 cats and 2 dogs we love animals
I like to see what kinds of pets the Presidents have. I think this tells you a lot about a person.
I absolutely ADORE cats, and I had no idea that Abraham Lincoln loved them so much! I, too, rescued my kitty from the alley outside my apartment. It’s nice to know that there were kitties in the White House!
Awww, wonderful to rescue a kitty. I like thinking about cats in the White House too.
I’m following Lincoln. I rescued my kitty.
Good for you! Rescue cats rock!
awesome!
Yes they should include pets in family pics. They are after all part of the family. Lovely post.
How interesting to learn this about Abraham Lincoln! Thanks for sharing this.
How cool! I didn’t know President Lincoln liked cats! You learn something new everyday! 😀
That is so interesting–I never thought about the older presidents and their pets.
Thats so sweet! I never knew that about him. I love cats and all three were rescued.
This was a lovely posting. Grace Coolidge’s portrait is wonderful (love the shoes as well!).
Thank you for sharing this.
My husband adopted a kitten from our backyard and brought it into our basement from the cold and snow. Besides the kitten we have a dog.
Loved this. Love animals. And history. Great post.
I didn’t know this about President Lincoln! I love my 2 cats ❤
I heard that recently there was an incident where one of the Obama’s dogs bit a young lady in the face. Very unfortunate. Apparently, the woman was up in the dog’s face trying to kiss and hug it and the dog didn’t appreciate it.
Very interesting post. I was surprised to learn about Lincoln and his love of cats.
Very interesting post.I love cats.I like dogs but cats are love 🙂
Just love cats and this was nice also the above post with the presidents and their pets that is so true I saw on the news a special on all the presidents and what pets they had. I really liked it
I enjoyed the post, thank you. The painting is lovely!
I did not know this about Lincoln. Very interesting!
This is such a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing it.
The things you learn about historical figures…..very interesting
I always like to read about the personal side of our Presidents!
Theses are vey nice pictures I love learning about history
Abraham Lincoln just gets better and better. Thank you!
What a fun post thank you.