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Nixon's mistress

There has been a lot of talk lately about presidential dogs. Obama bought up the issue in both his victory speech and his first press conference as President-elect. Meanwhile Barney, the outgoing Presidential dog, is caught nipping at the liberal media. Like Huffington Post, this got me looking through the archives for pictures of presidential dogs. The most famous Presidential dog is probably Nixon's Cocker Spaniel, Checkers. But searching through the Magnum archives, the only picture I could find was of Nixon with an unidentified white poodle. Is this the canine Monica Lewinsky? . .

Luke

Alec, no, the poodle, Vicky, belonged to Nixon's daughter Julie (who married President Eisenhower's grandson).

Checkers died around 1964, Vicky around 1976.

Nixon's staff gave him an Irish Setter named King Timahoe in 1969. Nixon's other daugher, Patricia, had a terrier named Pasha.

Mazen

Let's hope Monica is a canine lover, not a cat lover.

Stupid Photographer

What about the stupid plant on the window? Nobody going to talk about it? I mean, if we're going to talk dogs instead of presidents, I have to stand up and shout for the stupid plants!!!

d b

have tio say i really dug obamas sarcasm in the press conferance..
humour has to bode well for a polition with the mess he is presented with..

what was it bush told him after the results`?
'enjoy' i think...

Sebastian

Haha?