Dogs

Margaret Truman, daughter of President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman, photographed for the first time with her Irish Setter pup, a present from Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan. Mr. Hannegan suggested the name of "Casey" for the pup, but Miss Truman liked the tag of "Mike" which she gave him. From: Beth Gore.

Luci Baines Johnson Nugent and son Patrick Lyndon Nugent with dog on the White House lawn. From a leather bound album of 22 photos of President Johnson and family at the White House. A gift from President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Trick dog with Los Angeles posse, during the inaugural parade. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

Mr. Harmon J. Smith of Rochester, New York, wished to give this dog, a Boston Terrier, to President Harry S. Truman as a gift.

Dotty, the fourteen-year-old dog of Betty Fowler of Huntington Park, California. The photo was sent to President Truman along with a custom-made shirt and a letter.

Whiskers, the four-year-old dog of Betty Fowler of Huntington Park, California. The photo was sent to President Truman along with a custom-made shirt and a letter.

Nine-month old Sohymari Betyai, a Kuvasz dog. Mr. Frank W. Ziegler, of Manchester, Pennsylvania, breeder and importer of the breed, wished to send the dog to President Harry S. Truman to serve and protect as a mascot of the White House.

Photo of a dog of an unknown of breed with a baseball on top of its head, possibly an Army mascot. This photo was accompanied by other photos of soldiers whose uniforms indicate the photo was taken around 1920 to 1930.

A Samoyed puppy. J. F. Chandley of Gerald, Missouri, sent President Harry S. Truman this photo, seeking to send Truman a dog like this as a gift in honor of his inauguration as President.

A dog and her puppies on a blanket by a snowy field at the Truman farm in Grandview, Missouri. From: Copied from photos lent to the Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, a daughter of Vivian Truman.