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Pete the Squirrel

77-777
Accession Number
77-777
8.5x6.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348451088
Keywords
Fountains
Squirrels
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Credit:
Tony Radice
International News Photos

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

A squirrel, nicknamed "Pete" by the reporters who covered the White House cools off at a water fountain in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House, after walking with President Harry S. Truman to his temporary home at the Blair House.

Date(s)
November 30, 1948