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Heidi the White House dog sparks a lighter moment with the Eisenhowers
President Eisenhower and reporters endure a hot press conference as Heidi the Weimaraner steals the show by ringing the appointment buzzer and trotting through the White House grounds. The piece catalogs presidential pets from Washington to Roosevelt, noting broader pet traditions in office.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Harry Trua
Heidi
Robert Keith Gray
National Geographic Society
George Washington
Virginia
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Scamp
Mike
Woodrow Wilson
Davie
Warren Harding
Laddie Roy
Coolridges
Peter Pan
Prudence Prim
Rob Roy
Herbert Hoover
Ouiji
King Tut
Pat
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fala
Scottie
Eisenhowers
Gabby
Dolly Madison
Teddy Roosevelt